A.N. Alcaff
Biography: Achmad Nungcik Alcaff (17 August 1925 – 22 December 1992) was an Indonesian actor and film director who won the Citra Award for Best Leading Actor at the 1955 Indonesian Film Festival.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: August 17, 1925
Deathday: December 22, 1992
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Victim of Slander
1959-01-01
Victim of Slander
Overview: 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.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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Mendung Sendja Hari
1960-04-06
Mendung Sendja Hari
Overview: Kusumo lives happily with his wife and his two kids; Tati and Toto, in Surabaya. Their happiness is interrupted when Kusumo meets Maryati; a widow from Yogya. They meet when she falls victim to some pickpockets when she is shopping. They decide to marry and Kusumo leaves his family, without telling them anything. Sulaiman; a friend of Kusumo, brings him back to his senses and succeeds in persuading Kusumo to return to Surabaya. On the way, Kusumo crashes his car. When his first wife visits him in hospital, he asks for forgiveness before he dies.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1960-04-06
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Istana yang Hilang
1960-06-15
Istana yang Hilang
Overview: Hamsah is always preoccupied with his business while his wife is busy with her social life. Their daughters; Tuti and Lina, are neglected by them. Lina suffers the most as she is paralyzed, and the doctor does not think that she will improve. So a private teacher is hired for Lina, a university student named Arman. They get along well as Arman is also suffering from the loss of his mother and sister, who died during the revolution. The seeds of love begin to grow, but it happens that Tuti likes him too. Then Arman resolves problem by reuniting Tuti with her ex-boyfriend, Anwar. In the end, Hamzah and his wife realise their mistakes, while Lina and Arman find their “private palace.”
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1960-06-15
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Queen of the South Coast
1980-01-01
Queen of the South Coast
Overview: Based on the story of Nyi Roro Kidul, the ruler of the south sea, her favourite daughter wants to live on land by incarnating as a carp. The fish is found by Komar, a poor farmer who lives with his mother. Ship owner and black magic disciple, Darsi has long wanted to marry Komar, but Komar chooses to marry the fish. Darsi intends to destroy both of them with her black magic until finally, Nyi Roro Kidul intervenes to save them.
Genres: Horror Drama Fantasy
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1980-01-01
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Leech Wizard
1981-01-01
Leech Wizard
Overview: An evil wizard unleashes a legion of worms on an innocent village. These worms can burrow into the skin and take control of the person. Later in the film, the infected people become sex-crazed zombies and then an army to help protect the evil magician from a good wizard.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Miracle Baby
1982-01-01
Miracle Baby
Overview: A diamond mine in the village is the source of competition between Kosim and Dorman, who are the first ones to find it. They hope to win the position as head of the village. Dorman believes that the soul of his ancestor, Alberto Dominique, who is buried there, will help him achieve his ambition.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Two Frizzy-Haired Guys
1977-01-01
Two Frizzy-Haired Guys
Overview: A straight-laced college graduate from the city and a poor villager from the country become rivals on the Indonesian rock 'n' roll scene.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1977-01-01
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Bintang Ketjil
1963-02-12
Bintang Ketjil
Overview: When their children fail to come home, their parents start to worry. Due to their own neglect and unfulfilled promises, the children, Maria and Suzy, are getting some help from an old man, their former teacher, to go to the zoo and other entertainment centers by themselves. When the police are called, the kids are quickly found and returned to the parents, but the teacher is so heavily shaken by this experience that he admits himself to a mental asylum.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1963-02-12
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After the Curfew
1954-05-01
After the Curfew
Overview: A hero of revolution returns to civilian life to find the new society very different from the ideals he fought for.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1954-05-01
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Apa jang Kau Tangisi
1965-03-24
Apa jang Kau Tangisi
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1965-03-24
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Dan Bunga-bunga Berguguran
1970-12-30
Dan Bunga-bunga Berguguran
Overview: Two sisters, Hanifah and Latifah/Ipah have different attitudes toward life in Jakarta. While Hanifah is content working as a teacher, Ipah, who works as a shopkeeper, is obsessed with living a high life. She leaves her boyfriend, Adi, feeling that her sister’s way of thinking is too conservative, and changes her name to Eva. Eva then becomes a runway model and gets famous. She has an affair with an older man named Abas, gets pregnant, has an abortion and becomes a high class prostitute. Meanwhile, her ex-boyfriend, Adi, has an affair with Lily, Abas’ wife. One day, she meets again with Adi who is looking for a prostitute for his friend. Offended, Eva stabs Adi. She is then sentenced to 18 years in prison. Her father and her sister, Hanifah, come to the court and give her a mukena (a kind of hijab used by female Muslims for praying) before she goes to prison.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1970-12-30
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Karena Dia
1979-01-18
Karena Dia
Overview: Rafiq is a dangdut singer who comes to Jakarta to advance his career. Parto, his friend from the same village tries to represent him to different recording companies. But they differ because of Rafiq’s naivete and Parto’s city-style plus Parto’s insistence on pop music, and Rafiq’s dedication to dangdut. So their conflict is resolved by a music expert and student, Norma, who is researching dangdut music, and who eventually becomes Rafiq’s girlfriend. But the person who manages to get Rafiq a record deal is Lily, whom Rafiq meets when working in a car shop. Finally, Rafiq gains Norma’s hand when her parents approve their relationship.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1979-01-18
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Krakatau
1977-10-05
Krakatau
Overview: Somad and Biang Terona are sent by their master at Krakatau martial arts school to look for the rebellious student, Bodin, who is Somad’s real father. Bodin manages to marry the wife of a landlord and takes over the wealth but he becomes a dictator. His son, Tirta, also manages to displace Surya as inheritor of Bodin’s wealth. Surya is the son of Tirta’s mother with her previous husband. Finally, Biang Terona defeats Bodin, and Somad reveals that Bodin is his father. The film ends with the eruption of the Krakatau Volcano.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1977-10-05
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Live, Love and Tears
1970-11-27
Live, Love and Tears
Overview: Yudi has just got out of jail but Bono and the gang force him to commit another crime. Unlike the others in the gang who spend their money for fun right away, Yudi saves his money in the bank. He then meets Sari and starts changing his life. Bono and the gang are mad when they find out about it and they kidnap Sari’s sister. Then Yudi has to fight them and they all die, including Yudi.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1970-11-27
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Unforgivable Sin
1951-01-01
Unforgivable Sin
Overview: An unexpected encounter between an estranged father with his former family that he had left for another woman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1951-01-01
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Embun
1951-09-14
Embun
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1951-09-14
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Motherless Children
1980-07-15
Motherless Children
Overview: After his wife passes away, the ailing Akbar marries Tina, a widow. Akbar’s illness makes him lose his job so Tina has to work in a garment factory. Akbar’s effort to find a job is fruitless and he passes away shortly after. His three children Mimi, Memet, and Ayu cannot stand their stepmother’s fickleness. They leave quietly to find the family of their biological mother. This is not easy since they don’t have her address. They work at any job to survive - housemaid, shoe shiner, parking boy etc. One day they meet John who buys and sells used newspapers. Mimi and Memet are given a small business of selling ice and pastries. Then Memed accidently takes the wrong train but fortunately, a rich man adopts him. However, Memed returns home as he misses his younger siblings. The reunion is short since Ayu passes away.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1980-07-15
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