Max Havelaar: or, The Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company (1976)

Director: Fons Rademakers

An idealistic Dutch colonial officer posted to Indonesia in the 19th century is cohvinced that he can make the kinds of changes that will actually help the local people he is in charge of, but circumstances soon make him realize just how out of touch he really is, and it doesn't take long for things to go from bad to worse.

Cast

Peter Faber

Max Havelaar

Sacha Bulthuis

Tine Havelaar

E.M. Adenan Soesilaningrat

Regent

Maruli Sitompul

Demang

Krijn ter Braak

Controller Verbrugge

Carl van der Plas

Resident

Rima Melati

Mrs Slotering

Joop Admiraal

Assistent Resident C.E. Pierre Slotering

Pitradjaja Burnama

Djaksa

Herry Lentho

Saïdjah