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Director:

Fons Rademakers

Writers:

Multatuli (novel)
Gerard Soeteman (writer)

Release Date:

9 September 1976 (Netherlands) more

Genre:

Drama more

Plot:

An idealistic Dutch colonial officer posted to Indonesia in the 19th century is cohvinced that he can... more | add synopsis

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Awards:

1 win more

User Comments:

Powerful, beautiful, unforgettable more (8 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Peter Faber ... Max Havelaar
Sacha Bulthuis ... Tine
Adendu Soesilaningrat ... Regent (as E.M. Adenan Soesilaningrat)
Maruli Sitompul ... Demang
Krijn ter Braak ... Verbrugge
Carl van der Plas ... Resident
Rima Melati ... Mevrouw Slotering

Rutger Hauer ... Duclari
Joop Admiraal ... Slotering
Frans Vorstman ... Gouverneur-generaal
Piet Burnama ... Djaska (as Pitradjaja Burnama)
Herry Lantho ... Saïdjah
Leo Beyers ... Droogstoppel
Nenny Zulaini ... Adinda
Minih bin Misan ... Saïdjah's vader
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Max Havelaar (Netherlands) (short title) (USA)
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Runtime:

Finland:163 min | Netherlands:170 min

Language:

Dutch | Malay

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:14 | Netherlands:12 (original rating) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Company:

Jakarta Film more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Peter Faber got a new set of dentures during filming, but director Fons Rademakers insisted he put the old ones back in because the new pair made his face look different. more

Goofs:

Continuity: When Saidjah's brother chases the KNIL-soldiers, he is shot down with one shot. While falling, his forehead is intact. On the ground, you see a bullethole between his eyes more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Allemaal film: De gouden jaren (#1.3)" (2007) more


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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Powerful, beautiful, unforgettable, 21 May 2006
10/10
Author: aelovson from United States

In my opinion, this is one of the most powerful, beautiful and magnificent movies ever made, on every possible level: the way the story has been adapted from the book, to its incredible cinematography, character depiction, and the sensitive awareness of the complexities in the situation it describes, i.e., the finally brutal Dutch colonizing of Indonesia.

The contrasts between the beauty of the islands and its people with the horror of the disastrous situations brought on by the Dutch, are enormously moving and emotionally wrenching. Be careful about seeing it: it may change your life, as the book it was based on started to change Holland's awareness of the price, to themselves and the people of the islands, of its exploitation of these defenseless peoples. Never seen anything better, really.

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