Tjambuk Api (1958)
Note: this print runs 61 minutes against a recorded 127 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Sukarno M. Noor, Bambang Irawan, Aminah Cendrakasih
Directed by D. Djajakusuma
Tjambuk Api (literally Whips of Fire) is a 1958 Indonesian martial arts film directed by D. Djajakusuma and produced by Usmar Ismail. Starring Bambang Irawan, Aminah Cendrakasih, Soekarno M. Noer, and Rendra Karno, it tells of a young villager who must challenge a local criminal to be with his love. The film underwent several modifications over a period of more than a year before it could pass the censorship board, but now remains one of Djajakusuma's better known works.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.
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