Usmar Ismail
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-03-20 (50 years old)
Deathday
1971-01-02
Place of Birth
Fort de Kock, Dutch East Indies
Also known As
PL Kapoor
Усмар Исмаил
Usmar Ismail
Biography
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 Headquarters). There, he collaborated with Armijn Pane and other cultural figures to stage theatrical performances. In 1943, he founded and became the chairman of the theater group Sandiwara Penggemar "Maya" along with Abu Hanifah, Rosihan Anwar, Cor...
Acting
1956
as Tamsil
Production
1969
as Writer
1969
as Producer
1969
as Director
1949
as Director
1949
as Screenplay
1953
as Producer
1954
as Producer
1949
as Director
1951
as Producer
1949
as Story
1951
as Story
1953
as Director
1953
as Screenplay
1951
as Story
1952
as Producer
1954
as Producer
1953
as Producer
1956
as Screenplay
1955
as Screenplay
1955
as Producer
1955
as Story
1956
as Story
1956
as Producer
1957
as Screenplay
1957
as Director
1957
as Director
1957
as Producer
1957
as Producer
1965
as Producer
1965
as Director
1965
as Screenplay
1958
as Producer
1960
as Story
1960
as Screenplay
1960
as Producer
1954
as Director
1953
as Director
1950
as Director
1955
as Director
1961
as Story
1962
as Producer
1962
as Screenplay
1963
as Producer
1960
as Director
1962
as Story
1961
as Producer
1964
as Director
1961
as Director
1961
as Screenplay
1960
as Screenplay
1960
as Producer
1966
as Producer
1964
as Screenplay
1964
as Story
1968
as Screenplay
1970
as Story
1968
as Producer
1968
as Director
1969
as Story
1967
as Producer
1956
as Director
1951
as Director
1960
as Director
1958
as Screenplay
1958
as Director
1958
as Producer
1970
as Director
1951
as Writer
1950
as Producer
1951
as Director
1950
as Writer
1951
as Producer
1958
as Producer
1955
as Producer
1962
as Director
1957
as Producer
1970
as Director
1962
as Producer
1962
as Screenplay
1970
as Writer
1962
as Director
1955
as Director
1961
as Screenplay
1961
as Story
1961
as Director
1953
as Producer
1959
as Director
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