Wim Umboh

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1933-03-26 (63 years old)

Deathday

1996-01-24

Place of Birth

Manado, Indonesia

Wim Umboh

Biography

Ahmad Salim (26 March 1933 – 24 January 1996), better known by his birth name Wim Umboh but also known by the Chinese name Liem Yan Yung, was an Indonesian director who is best known for his melodramatic romances. During his career, which spanned more than forty years, Umboh directed close to fifty movies, which garnered 29 Citra Awards from the Indonesian Film Festival. An authoritarian director who strove for perfection, Umboh was known for experimenting with different technologies and, according to fellow director Teguh Karya, memorised the entire dialogue of his films during shooting. He preferred medium and close-up shots. Umboh influen...

Production

1991

Pengantin Remaja

as Screenplay

1991

Pengantin Remaja

as Director

1991

1991

1965

1965

1971

1971

Biarlah Aku Pergi

as Screenplay

1971

1972

Mama

as Director

1972

Mama

as Story

1972

Mama

as Editor

1965

1960

1960

1960

1960

1963

Bintang Ketjil

as Director

1963

Bintang Ketjil

as Screenplay

1963

1961

1961

Djumpa Diperjalanan

as Screenplay

1961

1990

Pengantin

as Director

1982

Wedding 83

as Director

1982

Wedding 83

as Writer

1982

Wedding 83

as Story

1982

Wedding 83

as Editor

1983

Johanna

as Director

1983

Johanna

as Editor

1981

1974

Chased by Sins

as Producer

1971

Pengantin Remaja

as Director

1976

1976

Something Beautiful

as Screenplay

1972

Perkawinan

as Director

1972

Perkawinan

as Screenplay

1972

Perkawinan

as Story

1972

Perkawinan

as Editor

1975

Cinta

as Director

1975

Cinta

as Producer

1975

Cinta

as Story

1975

Cinta

as Editor

1985

1956

Gadis Sesat

as Story

1977

Kugapai Cintamu

as Director

1977

Kugapai Cintamu

as Producer

1977

1955

Dibalik Dinding

as Director

1955

Dibalik Dinding

as Screenplay

1955

1958

Arriany

as Director

1984

Blue Gem

as Director

1984

Blue Gem

as Writer

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