Film list based on year "1972" - 51 entry

• Salah Asuhan (1972)

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  (title translation: Bad Fostering) Asrul Sani changes the original setting of the novel from the 30’s, to the 70’s, and this causes a psychological anachronism in the characters. Hanafi returns to his homeland in West Sumatra after failing his studies in Europe. His European-influenced habits conflict with local culture. Hanafi is in love with Corrie du…

• Kabut di Kintamani (1972)

    (literal translation of Kabut di Kintamani: Mist at Kintamani) With two story lines, the first is about Sotar (WD Mochtar) and three friends, who escape from Nusakambangan prison to hide at Mount Batur, Kintamani, Bali. With the cave as a hideout, they start stealing and robbing again. In the second story, Ida Ayu Dewani (Cempaka…

• Tjintaku Djauh Dipulau (1972)

  (title translation: Love on A Faraway Island) A navy ship stops at an isolated island due to a machine problem. At the same time, Bondan, a hero of the island, is very ill. Nurse Narti and Rina who work on the island cannot help him, hence Tinah, Bondan’s daughter, is in a panic. Narti asks for…

• Mama (1972)

  Legendary directors Wim Umboh and Sjumandjaja, decided to experiment by producing a script being written at the same time of the shooting. Mama is a complex story with two seemingly unrelated narrative threads. The first story revolves around Sanca and Anani. The second is about Ulli and Pandji, and in between the two stories is a…

• Mereka Kembali (1972)

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  (title translation: They Returned) The film tells the story of the “Long March” of Siliwangi Division from Yogyakarta, returning to Bandung, after the failure of Renville Agreement, 18 December 1948. Commander Sudirman has ordered the Siliwangi Division to return. The long journey is filled with anguish and difficulties, whether fighting against the Dutch troops or against…

• Titienku Sayang (1972)

    (literal translation of Titienku Sayang: Titien My Dear) Because his wife cannot bear a child, Yusuf (Rully Harsono) commits adultery with Mila (Ida Abdi), and has a child from her as a result. When Yanti (Mila Karmila), his wife, finds out, she adopts the child, Titien (Astri Ivo), and gives Mila the right to live…

• Aku Tak Berdosa (1972)

  (title translation: I am Innocent) After her parents die, Dewi goes to live with her aunt, Sularsih. There, the aunt’s boyfriend, Jimmy, keeps making advances on her. She then meets Dirman, a rich son who doesn’t get along with his stepmother and father. So Dirman befriends street thugs instead. Then, Dirman and Dewi decide to run…

• Anjing-Anjing Geladak (1972)

    (literal translation of Anjing-Anjing Geladak: Mongrel) Perhaps Nico Pelamonia’s finest film, and also the best crime genre piece, filled with effective Indonesian influences such as the pop songs by Koes Plus. When his father dies, Maulana’s (Frank Rorimpandey) mother tells him to find his brother, Makbul (Sandy Suwardi Hassan), in Jakarta. Meanwhile Makbul, has been…

• The Trouble Maker (1972)

    (literal translation of Dan Kutukan DewataBenyamin Biang Kerok: Benyamin, The Troublemaker) Pengki (Benyamin S) keeps fooling his employer, Johan (A Hamid Arief), his wife and his parent-in-laws. Dishonestly, he sells the car’s gasoline, acts like a big boss using his employer’s car and seduces pretty girls. He always gets away with his tricks until the…

• Catatan Harian Seorang Gadis (1972)

    (literal translation of Catatan Harian Seorang Gadis: A Girl’s Daily Complaints) Rare for a film directed by the legendary Nya Abbas Akup, who normally makes comedies, it tells of Saijah (Debby Cynthia Dewi), confused between two men, Mondera (Wahab Abdi), who is handsome, refined and educated, or Hamid (Aedy Moward), an old company director that…