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Usmar Ismail
Director 1921 - 1971

Usmar Ismail

Fort de Kock, Dutch East Indies

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... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

3 titles
Pedjuang

Pedjuang

Usmar Ismail 1960 2h 7m

Devoted to the heroes who fought for their homeland’s freedom in the 1947 Indonesian war of liberation.

Lewat Djam Malam

Lewat Djam Malam

Usmar Ismail 1954 1h 41m

A hero of revolution returns to civilian life to find the new society very different from the ideals he fought for.

Darah dan doa

Darah dan doa

Usmar Ismail 1950 2h 8m

It tells the story of an Indonesian revolutionary who falls in love with one of his Dutch prisoners.

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