Ratno Timoer
Also Known As: Ratno Timur, Ahmad Suratno
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Soerabaja, Soerabaja, Dutch East Indies [now Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia]
Birthday: March 08, 1942
Deathday: December 22, 2002
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Blind Virgin
Overview: Oni is an orphan who is born blind. She is adopted by a cart puller. Despite of his blindness, Oni can cure diseases. So when her adopting parent dies, someone else takes care of her. But ever since her village is pillaged Oni lives on as a wanderer.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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Let the Moon Be
Overview: Dewi, who has many love problems with her boyfriends, falls into the arms of Dayan, her boss, who also has a problem after becoming a successful businessman. Being told by his doctor that he has only a few months left to live, he suddenly feels the emptiness at home. His wife, Anneke, has her own occupation. His two children are studying abroad, while the youngest rarely sleeps at home and eventually dies while playing Russian roulette. Dayan and Dewi find a mutual need to release the burden. The situation changes with the appearance of Ferico, an old school friend of Dewi, who continues to pursue her after his divorce. Both Dayan and Dewi finally return to their partners. Director Arifin chooses a “poetic” style of telling the story so that the storyline follows the internal conflicts of the characters. The poetry is also characterized by slick photography.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1986-12-25
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A Pair of Doves
Overview: Lana and Joko are childhood friends. Joko has moved away from his family and chooses to live on his own, even in poverty. Lana, on the other hand, is tired of living with her rich family. They both fall in love with each other. Joko tries to write songs and succeeds. He becomes a rich man but also very superficial. The thing that drove Lana away from her family has now become a part of her own life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1979-02-01
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Mystery in Borobudur
Overview: Barda the Blind (Ratno Timoer) while at Borobudur, is accused of being the murderer of Bimo Adirekso (Wahid Chan). The children who were killed, Subala (Adang Mansyur) and Subali (Adji Agus), did not care about people's accusations. They fight over their parents' inheritance until a big fight breaks out, which is useless, because the will and the treasure map are in the hands of Sekarningsih (Nuke Maya Saphira), also Ben's daughter, and her boyfriend, Bambang Permadi (Rachmat Kartolo). Selendang Mayang (Rita Zahara) stole the treasure, then it was stolen by another person, all the way to Dieng. Here the battle takes place. This film is presented in a mystery style.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1971-05-10
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The Blind Man from Ghost Cave: Valley of the Skeletons
Overview: A warrior and his monkey companion put an end to the reign of a psychopathic and brutal despot after entering a village under his thumb.
Genres: Action
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1990-04-22
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Reo, the Werewolf
Overview: Reo (Taka Zahara) is a human raised by a wolf who is trained by Barda (Ratno Timoer), the Blind from the Ghost Cave. He lost his father, mother and younger siblings, who were held captive by an evil character who was also greedy in a place called the Green Hell. The journey to find his parents and younger sibling had to go through many obstacles and naturally also fights.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1977-06-16
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Blazing Battle
Overview: Indonesian war movie set during the Japanese occupation of WWII.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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The Blind Man from Ghost Cave: Duel at Bromo Crater
Overview: Barda Mandrawata (Ratno Timoer), also known as The Blind Man From the Ghost Cave, is in the Sarpala area which is being hit by a disaster created by the vile magician Tarub. After finishing his business, Barda intends to leave but is given Narisa, a child who is to be returned to his biological parent, Labone, the leader of Sarpala who has fallen in love with Barda despite being betrothed to Latongga (Torro Margens). Meanwhile, Latongga himself is being chased by Radina (Mila Karmila), a female child from the ascetic Sakti. Narisa is wanted by many warriors from various circles, including Tarub, and once he escapes from Barda's hands, Barda is forced to look for him.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1977-09-15
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The Longest Dark
Overview: Supinah, a prostitute, is picked up by a kindly rich man, Budi. They fall in love and she recounts how she, as a naive willage woman, was lured into prostitution when she came to Jakarta in search of her husband, who in turns out remarried. Budi wants her to quit her job but her vicious pimp has other ideas.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Antara Surga Dan Neraka
Overview: Three bachelors establish a service center for women, initially intended for sex, but instead it becomes a multi-purpose service agency. There is a grandmother who asks them to read comic books to her; there is also a woman who wants them to wash her carpets. But one of them always gets the most enjoyable part, which is the sex service for lonely women, or even to torture them by request. He also gets a girlfriend, who lives in Singapore, and accepts his profession.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1976-10-15
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Assoy
Overview: Hetty searches for her father, Syachrin Mulyadi, who left a long time ago to find fortune. She takes with her a necklace that was given by Syachrin to her late mother. Syachrin has become a producer and is making a film titled “Assoy”. During a birthday party of Mrs. Lies, Hetty sings a song that was composed specially by Syachrin for his wife, and this helps them to meet. The film uses songs, top singers, and a touching story, to repeat the successful formula that started with the film Terang Boelan. The singers Elvy Sukaesih, Lies Saodah, and Mansjur are popular Dangdut singers of the time, while Hetty Koes Endang was a rising pop singer. The appearance of the comedy Surya Group was designed as an added attraction, though it becomes more of a distraction.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1977-02-22
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Poisonous Kiss
Overview: Sari plans to give her virginity to her fiancé, Wisnu. The plan is destroyed when Denny and friends rape her. Then they beat Wisnu until he becomes paralysed. Sari plots her revenge. She tortures the rapists one by one until she meets the leader, Denny. Denny has a poor family background and a widow, Thelma, supports him financially. He is finally found in a club where Sari works as a singer. One day Sari receives an invitation from Thelma. Denny is planning to repeat what he did to Sari. Sari manages to resist and takes her revenge. At the same time Wisnu appears and kills Denny. Then Thelma, kills Wisnu. Sari and Thelma end up in court.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1976-04-21
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The Blind Man from Ghost Cave: Lost Paradise
Overview: In a forest in Mount Bromo, Badra, the Blind Fighter, finds a woman on a stretcher, attacked by a group of villains. Badra quickly acts. Upon her death, the woman asks Badra to take care of the children. So he finds the father of the children. On the way, he is ambushed by his arch enemy and is hurt. The king helps him to recover, then he meets again with his arch enemy.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1977-05-31
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Sirkuit Cinta
Overview: Wisnu and Popo Hartopo are two motocross riders who are famous and respected. One day, Wisnu meets a sweet girl, Yanti and they fall in love. Margens, also loves Yanti, and he tries to ruin Wisnu’s career to win Yanti. During a practice, Margens and his friends start to make trouble and beat up the leader of Wisnu’s group, Hendrik. Margens then tries to rape Yanti and even causes harm to Wisnu during a race. Yanti stays faithful and waits for Wisnu’s recovery from his injuries. In the end, Margens and his friends have to pay for their evil deeds.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1978-02-15
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Anna Maria
Overview: Singer Anna Maria Larasati is a widow with one child but after returning from a visit abroad, she regains her popularity back home. One of her fans, Johan, is the son-in-law of a rich man, who is not happy with his marriage and now tries to pursue Anna Maria. But she rejects him and he gets into an accident and is killed. Then Budiman, comforts her and also helps her take care of her son, Boy. Budiman has been attracted to Anna for a long time but when their love starts to bloom, Anna’s chronic disease strikes back. On her deathbed, she asks Budiman to look after Boy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1979-10-16
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Goyang Sampai Tua
Overview: An oplet (a small taxi) driver, Tarno, never feels that he earns enough in his village. So he decides to try his luck in the city and leaves his wife and child at home. His luck doesn’t change much until he starts working as a personal driver. But he then realises that he is working for the boss of a drug syndicate. As he refuses his boss’s order to sleep with Mira, he is locked up. Luckily his friend, who brought him into the syndicate, helps him to escape. Meanwhile, Rose takes her child to look for him to Jakarta. She wanders aimlessly and leaves her child in an orphanage. Fortunately, she is found by a group of street musicians who stumble upon her when she is about to be raped. Rose joins the group because she has a singing ability. Then the leader of The Brims Band discovers her and she becomes an even more popular singer.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1978-11-29
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Kau dan Aku Sayang
Overview: Wamena is a businessman and widower who has a daughter, Narita. His secretary, Yuni, tries to marry Wamena and also tries to match Narita to Toni, who is actually Yuni’s boyfriend. Together, they plan to seize Wamena’s wealth. Alas, Narita already has a boyfriend, Arman, a poor young man. Yuni tries to manipulate the relationship by sending a fake wedding invitation. This causes Wamena a heart attack, which kills him. Narita is also against her father’s relationship with Yuni, so she storms out and leaves. Then Arman marries Narita and becomes the director of the company. Yuni and Toni resign from the company. Then Yuni tries to trick Arman by sending a pretty woman to seduce him and then takes a photo of them together. With this photo, she manages to trap Arman.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1979-12-17
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Janjiku Pada Dia
Overview: Gazali who lives in Kinabalu, Sabah, has an only child, Rozy Syahzam, who has just finished medical school. His wife had passed away when she gave birth to Rozy. Gazali has no intention to remarry although Rozy has urged him to. He only wants to get married after Rozy finishes medical school in Indonesia. So Rozy leaves his hometown and his girlfriend Nirwana. Soon Rozy succeeds in becoming a surgeon while Nirwana is engaged to his father for financial reasons. After hearing this, Rozy is upset and refuses to return home. He keeps himself busy by helping people in the remote area. Finally he receives a wedding invitation and has no choice but to attend. On his way home, his car crashes into a tree. With blood covering his body, Rory arrives just in time when his father is about to utter the marriage vow. Gazali feels guilty when he finds out that his future bride is his son’s girlfriend. He cancels the wedding and is willing to let Rozy marry Nirwana.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1980-09-17
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Preman
Overview: Samboja, a thug who controls an area, catches Ceking and his friends who are trying to rape two girls, Dyah Setiowati and Marlina. Samboja tries to help and is stabbed. Samboja is thought to be the rapist and is arrested. One of the victims, Dyah Setiowati, defends him to the police and he is released. But this incident makes him an enemy of the drug syndicate, who the rapist Ceking works for. Although his friend, Leo, who also works for the syndicate, defends him, the drug boss orders his men to kill Samboja. Dyah, the daughter of a cultural attaché, sympathises with him, especially when she finds out that he visits the daughter of Astri, the prostitute, in the orphanage.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1985-02-01
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The Tiger of Kemayoran
Overview: Rainang tries to terrorize a corrupt village leader, Ciming, so that he would resign. But Marsan accidentally kills Ciming. As team leader, Rainang is willing to take responsibility (punishment by exile) while Marsan is appointed as the new village leader and Rausin (Rainang’s son) is sent to the Islamic boarding school. When Rausin returns to Kemayoran, the village leader, Marsan, is now a corrupt man. The Dutch reprimand him as the villagers no longer want to sell rice to them. The village leader then assigns Beureum, an assassin, to get rid of Rausin. But Toha and Cicih, the female warrior, support him. Rainang, who is thought to have passed away, appears and intervenes, and in the end, kills Marsan.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1965-01-02
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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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Honey, Money and Djakarta Fair
Overview: At the Jakarta Fair, there is a rumour that a major tycoon from Makassar will come looking for new machines and a business partner. There is a flurry of excitement as everyone tries to get the tycoon’s employees to drop by their stands. Mansur, one of business owners in the fair, asks his secretary, Sinta, to find Andi Rachmat Syah, the tycoon. Sinta then approaches Andi, a handsome man employed by the tycoon, to find out about his boss. The man promises to tell Sinta on one condition, that she has to take him around the fair. Samiaji, Mansur’s business competitor, who has a crush on Sinta, is jealous when he finds out about it. Till the end of the story, nobody knows that Andi takes Sinta home after nights of going around the Jakarta Fair.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1970-11-10
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Dua Kali Duapuluh Empat Djam (2 X 24 Djam)
Overview: Norman’s house is robbed but one of the robbers, Bing, is captured when his car hits a building. Bing is the husband of Hayati, Norman’s ex-fiancee. The leader of the gang, Wikarta, kidnaps Bing’s wife and children to ensure that Bing will not confess to the police. Wikarta, is actually in love with Hayati, and takes the opportunity to win her heart. The victim of the robbery, Norman, decides to take matters into his own hands, and gangs up with Godfried, a reformed criminal. The police set their deadline: two times 24 hours. When they finally catch the crooks, it is proven that Bing was forced to join the robbers because he lost too much in gambling.
Genres: Drama Crime Action Thriller
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1967-05-18
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The Snake Queen
Overview: A wealthy businessman gains his fortune through Nyi Blorong, sacrificing his wife and child in return, and later offers his daughter's boyfriend to satisfy her demand for more. His daughter, learning the truth in a dream, seeks help from a cleric to destroy Nyi Blorong.
Genres: Horror Fantasy
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1982-10-21
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Jakarta-Hong Kong-Macau
Overview: Karsono, a foreign spy, sends Dachlan to Hong Kong for a secret mission, so that he can rape Dachlan's wife, who later dies. Dachlan himself is killed in Hong Kong. Then there is Muchtar, who escapes from Hong Kong to return to Indonesia, hoping to have his sick wife cured. But he finds out that his wife has been murdered so he works with the police to solve this. One of Karsono's men who defects, reveals his secrets but before he can be captured, Karsono is murdered by his men.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: id
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Nyi Ageng the Decoy Queen
Overview: Increasingly jaded by how men treat women (including how her own mother is casually abused by her father), Nyi Ageng (Suzanna) decides that's not going to be the path for her. She's forced to marry a wealthy man who later dies under mysterious circumstances.
Genres: Action Drama Horror
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Sangkuriang
Overview: After swearing an oath to marry the one who picks up her weaving stick, Dayang Sumba embarks on an unexpected romance with a royal staff member.
Genres: Mystery Fantasy Action Horror
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Female Ghost
Overview: Medical student Rendra return to his hometown to take care of his father’s inheritance and discovers that the villagers are disturbed by wandering ghosts. The police investigate and uncover that the ghosts are humans in disguise... except for one “kuntilanak” (a traditional female ghost), a vengeful spirit who had been burned to death in an empty house.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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The Haunted House
Overview: Gunawan moves his troubled family (including an adulterous wife) into a new Dutch home that comes complete with a hidden treasure and ghosts.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Galunggung Genie
Overview: After Bayukusuma is falsely accused of committing adultery, his village is hit by a series of natural disasters. Bayukusuma is blamed and throw over a cliff. He survives and then they bury him in the sand. After awhile, he has no other option than to become the disciple of the evil Galunggung Genie. He's promptly possessed by the genie, who then goes to the village and gets revenge.
Genres: Horror Action Fantasy
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Fighting the Storm
Overview: After the accidental drowning death of their son, a military truck driver begins to doubt the faithfulness of his wife.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1974-01-01
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The Hunchback
Overview: A man is murdered, his wife is kidnapped and their young son is thrown into a ravine. The child grows up with a deformity and is known around the village as Si Bongkok ("The Hunchback"). After receiving martial arts training, he seeks revenge on the man who killed his father.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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The Age of Turmoil
Overview: With her marriage to the unfaithful Iskandar already in the toilet, Susy goes cougar and tries her luck with several younger men. Leading lady Suzzanna gets a brief reprieve from starring in nothing but horror flicks in this Private Lessons-inspired drama.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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The Blind Man from Ghost Cave
Overview: Mysterious blind man Mata Malikat arrives in a small village and disrupts the peace, starting with killing one of the village's most respected fighters. The fighter's son then tries to avenge his death.
Genres: Action
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1970-01-01
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Gundala the Son of Lightning
Overview: The story of a man who attempts to make his body anti-lightning and succeeded. This success interest the drug syndicate who later kidnaps him to make heroin concoction. The mastermind turns out to be a friend of the man. The man determines to defeat them all.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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Cinta
Overview: Sarah is a lounge singer who works to support her husband, Paul Lasut, a gambler. In an intersection, her car nearly runs into the car of David Panggabean, the director of a bank. The event leads to them falling in love. Lasut is shot and dies on the gambling table. Sarah thinks that Lasut dies because of the money that David gave him. Sarah avoids David, who still persistently visits her place of work. David also has problems with his work, due to his assistant. All the problems are finally resolved when David and Sarah are married.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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The Blind Man from Ghost Cave: Blind Warrior
Overview: A psychopathic and brutal Indonesian despot terrorizes and exploits the rural population. The cruel warlord demands sacrifices from the villagers, slaughtering them when they don’t meet his demands.
Genres: Action
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Istriku Sayang Istriku Malang
Overview: After being pregnant for the third time, Shinta has to undergo another operation. After this, Shinta becomes frigid. Norman, her husband, then finds himself a girlfriend, Yulia, a colleague. Shinta divorces him and she leaves with her two children to brave Jakarta’s city life. Norman then comes to his senses and tries to look for his wife and children. He manages to find her in a very poor and weak condition before she dies.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1977-07-22
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Bobby
Overview: Irma, who thinks Bobby is shy, ignores Bobby's feelings for Irma. Until Irma realizes Bobby's feelings and gets involved so much that her school falls apart.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: id
Release Date: 1974-09-03
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