Abdul Hamid Arief
Actor · 1924 – 1991 · Jakarta, Indonesia
Abdul Hamid Arief (25 November 1924 – 20 December 1992) was an Indonesian actor who appeared in over a hundred and twenty films. Born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies, he started his acting career in theatre before migrating to film with 1948's Anggrek Bulan (Moon Orchid). His first starring role, and the one for which he first gained recognition, was as the title character in Pangeran Hamid (Prince Hamid, 1953). Over subsequent decades he was a productive film actor, often appearing in four or five films a year. He also acted in several television series.
Movies11
Movie10.0ComedyAfter escaping prison, Kontet (Nasco) maims Rita (Arnaz), one of the police officers responsible for capturing him. In order to save her life she’s given bionic limbs.
Gadis Bionik
1982 · 1 votes
- MovieDrama
A student (Arfandi) is very depressed, for being known as a bastard child or “anak haram”, the original title of Pramoedya Ananta Toer’s story, on which the film is based on. Only one of the teachers (Frans Harahap) is understanding and willing to help.
Biola
1957
- MovieDramaAction
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.
MovieDramaBiography of Vivian Rubianty, the first legally-recognized trans person in Indonesia
Akulah Vivian
1977
Movie10.0ActionUnlike in traditional *lenong* tales, Si Pitung does not die; he is like a cowboy who resolves a problem and then moves on. Si Pitung (Dicky Zulkarnaen), a student of H. Naipin (M. Panji Anom), gains the strength to fight against the oppression inflicted upon the common people by landlords. With the help of his friend Djiih (Sandy Suwardy), he thrashes the landlords' hired thugs as well as the colonial police officers. Meanwhile, the colonial police commander (A. Hamid Arief) devises a plan to thwart Pitung. Pitung’s girlfriend, Aisyah (Paula Rumokoy), is taken to become the third wife of Demang Meester (H. Mansjur Sjah). Just as the wedding celebration is about to take place, Pitung succeeds in rescuing his beloved, declaring that he will go to wherever people are in need.
Si Pitung
1970 · 1 votes
MovieComedyBenny is a college student who studies farming. He gets an assignment to go to a village while he works on his thesis. On his way there, he meets Erni, a high school friend who is also heading to the same village. In the village, he stays in the house of the village chief and his daughter, Euis, is a beautiful young woman. During his work, the locals often distract Benny, since they want Euis’ attention. The relationship between Euis and Benny deteriorates further when Erni comes with her group. The misunderstanding is overcome when she realises that Erni comes to join the harvesting party in the village and to entertain them with her singing.
Traktor Benyamin
1975
- Movie10.0Horror
A down on his luck man, who eventually loses his job, his wife and his home, seeks help from a "tuyul;" a small ghost or an imp believed to be able to do anything ordered by its owner. Only there's a price to pay.
MovieComedyThe story revolves around a pickpocket and the organization led by Beniman. There are certain taboos, such as not pickpocketing transvestites and pregnant women. Many of their operations fail, either due to incompetence or because they break these taboos. Beniman himself starts dating Ida, whom he met after she was pickpocketed by one of his men. The stolen wallet is returned to her. The repeated failures prompt Beniman to hold a congress of pickpockets, where they decide to rob a bank. However, a police intelligence officer infiltrates the gang and provides them with guns without bullets, causing the operation to fail. Beniman is arrested, and the officer interrogating him is Hamid, Ida's father.
Movie7.0ComedyMown down and crippled by a fleet of tuk-tuks, police officer Dono (Sardono) is given experimental bionic limbs and, along with his incompetent colleagues, sent to rescue a kidnapped nightclub singer.
Manusia 6.000.000 Dollar
1981 · 2 votes
- MovieHorror
A group of youths go to a jungle in West Java to hunt. Their arrival angers the witchcraft-practicing occupant of an old house. When one of the hunters accidentally shoot the witch and causes a serious injury, the old crone transforms into a beautiful woman named Dewi to get her revenge.
MovieHorrorAn evil wizard unleashes a legion of worms on an innocent village. These worms can burrow into the skin and take control of the person. Later in the film, the infected people become sex-crazed zombies and then an army to help protect the evil magician from a good wizard.