Movies: Mansjur Sjah

Herman, a customs officer assigned to eradicate smuggling, often loses his temper. When a smuggler’s ship is reported, he immediately orders a search-and-destroy but it’s a reckless act that results in the easy escape of other ships. Then Herman is p...

Samson was born after 13 months in his mother's womb (Mak Wok). Before birth, he predicted Mas Sastro (Eddy Gombloh) that the son of Mr. Hamid (A. Hamid Arief) would have great strength and if his armpits were shaved, his strength would be lost. Pak...

Mbok Puspo’s cafe, at the edge of Kalimas, under Jembatan Merah or “Red Bridge”, is a meeting place for many. Mbok Puspo also sells rags for additional income while her adopted daughter, Sudiasih, runs the cafe and is the shining beauty of the place....

A anti-narcotics police captain trails a drug dealer to the Philippines....

Nonon, a prostitute, has no other career path when her father stops working, and her mother's illness require an expensive surgery....

After her mother’s death, Yeyen’s father remarries and she now has a stepmother. Yeyen is then carried away by dreams and stories about stepmothers, and one day, after seeing an interesting event, she is so moved that she does not want to go home. Sh...

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Amidst the election rivalry of two villages for the village head post, Cigugur and Cijulang, a troupe of Ronggeng artists, with its prima donna, Sari, arrives at the sub-district center for their regular performance. Sari and Dadang, the son of the V...

Drawing from the novel, lenong (play) and the previous film (Njai Dasima I), this new film version has heightened erotic scenes considered the boldest for its time. But as mentioned by the director, the eroticism is meant to reveal the psychological ...

Suryani, helps Iskandar find a job and gives him love. But the happiness doesn't last long when Aminah, Iskandar's wife, and child come to see him. Then Suryani disappears while carrying Iskandar's baby in her womb. Six years later, Iskandar, assiste...

Mat Jibrut, a driver for the director of a medicine factory, intends to help his boss who continues to suffer losses due to many of his counterfeit medicines. Mat Jibrut also imitated James Bond 007-style actions....

Jaim (Benyamin S) and Rais (Mansjur Sjah) were neighbors and worked in a sawmill. However, these two men always quarreled and fought. His son and wife also joined in. Because of their quarrels, Jaim and Rais were expelled from their jobs. Jaim became...

Devoted to the heroes who fought for their homeland’s freedom in the 1947 Indonesian war of liberation....

Our protagonist becomes a transvestite named Betty, just to increase his chances at finding work. She is accepted as a housemaid because the house owner likes seeing her flirtatious and sexy behaviour, though his wife disapproves. On his birthday par...

An ugly woman can become beautiful after drinking the blood of 100 snakes....

Firman inherits a piece of land and a hut from his late father. He works hard by selling fruits, to fulfil his father’s dream, of ensuring that his little brother, Agus, finishes his university education. Agus falls in love with Isma, a daughter of a...

A rich man (Rendra Karno) comes to the Gelanggang Dagang to woo the pretty sales promotion girl (Baby Huwae). She already has a journalist boyfriend (Bambang Irawan), and when a female journalist/photographer (Rima Melati) comes onto the scene, the l...

While studying in the Philippines, Cokorde Gde Rai meets Angelo Reyes, who is planning to go to Indonesia to enhance his knowledge as a botanist. Before going to Bali, Cokorde takes him to sightsee, to Borobudur and other places. After a few days in ...

Sabeni or Ben is an amateur painter who lives in Puncak. He meets Grace and Yuni the sisters, who are replacing their car’s tyre. Ben helps them and thereafter goes often to see Grace. Grace is a daughter of a rich businessman and she asks him to joi...

The colonial court sentenced Tohir harshly on 22 September 1938. The sentence is made harsher because the prosecutor, Hasan, discriminates more on Tohir’s lineage than his crime. But in fact, Tohir commits his crime out of necessity as his wife is pr...