


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.

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
Nenny Zulaini
Adinda

Sofia W.D.
Inah
Minih bin Misan
Saïdjah's father

Rutger Hauer
Lieutenant Duclari

Frans Vorstman
Governor General

Helmert Woudenberg
Coffee planter

Hugo Koolschijn
Lieutenant
Mello Nieuwen
Max Havelaar, Jr.

Adrian Brine
Dr Bensen

Eric van der Donk
De Waal
Fons Rademakers
Gerard Soeteman
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