Directing
Usmar Ismail
Born March 20, 1921 · Fort de Kock, Dutch East Indies
Died January 2, 1971 · aged 49
Usmar Ismail (born March 20, 1921 - January 2, 1971) was an Indonesian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is dubbed the godfather of Indonesian films. The date of Indonesia's National Film Day (March 30), is dated from the first day of shooting Darah dan Doa (1950), Ismail's third film. His talents further developed while working at Keimin Bunka Sidosho (the Japanese Cultural Center H…
Known For
Whips of Fire · 1958Whips of Fire
★ 3.01958
MovieCrimeAction
Suro becomes obsessed with Ujung as a tool to take power over the village. His ambition stumbles when his daughter, Marni, falls in love with Kasan, an ordinary peasant from the same village.
Embun · 1951Embun
1951
MovieDrama
After the revolutionary war, Leman is asked by Barjo to join him in collecting donations from businessmen. Some donate while others do not. But Leman gets into a fight with one particular man who refuses to donate and kills him.
Terimalah Laguku · 1952Terimalah Laguku
1952
MovieDrama
Iskandar is a talented clarinet player who trains under an old musician named Sobari. He also has moral support from his girlfriend. But when he becomes successful, he forgets about Sobari, his friends and his girlfriend. Only when his career crumbles does Iskandar remember again his girlfriend and friends.
The Big Village · 1969The Big Village
1969
MovieDrama
Partoyo, a big-time businessman, abandons his family because of work. A sociopolitical snapshot of Jakarta in the changing governance.
The Long March · 1950The Long March
★ 8.01950
MovieWarDrama
It tells the story of an Indonesian revolutionary who falls in love with one of his Dutch prisoners.
Victim of Slander · 1959Victim of Slander
★ 7.51959
MovieCrimeDrama
Husein is brought to trial after trying to commit suicide. He refuses to give an explanation until he is forced to. Then he begins his story. Husein enters university with help from his unmarried brother, Hasan, who dedicates his life for Husein and his sister Munah who has a heart ailment. But when Hasan meets Rahimah, Husein’s friend, Wahab, gets jealous as he considers her as his girlfriend. Wahab is very bitter about this and swears revenge. At Munah’s urging, Hasan marries Rahimah. Their happiness is short-lived since Wahab starts to woo Rahimah. After Husein punches Wahab, the latter starts spreading slander. He tells Hasan that Husein is sleeping with Rahimah. Jealousy and rage start to build up and Husein and the pregnant Rahimah are thrown out of the house.
Ananda · 1970Ananda
1970
MovieDrama
Irma a.k.a Ananda must struggle through the obstacle of her life for which she might or might not earns something better for her life.
The Tiger from Tjampa · 1953The Tiger from Tjampa
★ 5.01953
MovieDrama
Set in the 1930s, and narrated like a ballad from the past, "The Tiger from Tjampa" tells of how a young man, Lukman, seeks to avenge his father’s murder by learning pencak silat, a traditional form of self defence, based on the movements of animals.
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