Usmar Ismail
Directing

Usmar Ismail

Born 1921-03-20 · Fort de Kock, Dutch East Indies · Died 1971-01-02

Usmar Ismail 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.

ProducerStoryDirectorScreenplayWriterCast

Known for

Unforgivable SinViewing moment
Unforgivable Sin
1951
AnandaViewing moment
Ananda
1970
Lagi-Lagi KrisisViewing moment
Lagi-Lagi Krisis
1955
Amor dan HumorViewing moment
Amor dan Humor
1961
Whips of Fire★ 3Viewing moment
Whips of Fire
1958
HebohViewing moment
Heboh
1954
The Tiger from Tjampa★ 5Viewing moment
The Tiger from Tjampa
1953
Big VillageViewing moment
Big Village
1969
EmbunViewing moment
Embun
1951
Three FugitivesViewing moment
Three Fugitives
1957
Three Maidens★ 8Viewing moment
Three Maidens
1956
The Struggle★ 5Viewing moment
The Struggle
1960
Girl's DormitoryViewing moment
Girl's Dormitory
1958
After the Curfew★ 6.7Viewing moment
After the Curfew
1954
The Virgin in the Robbers' NestViewing moment
The Virgin in the Robbers' Nest
1962
Exalted GuestViewing moment
Exalted Guest
1955
The Long MarchViewing moment
The Long March
1950

Frequent collaborators

Max TeraMax TeraSoemardjonoSoemardjonoRendra KarnoRendra KarnoR.D. IsmailR.D. IsmailMieke WijayaMieke WijayaSukarno M. NoorSukarno M. NoorBambang IrawanBambang IrawanBambang HermantoBambang Hermanto