Nawi Ismail (18 April 1918 - 8 February 1990 in Jakarta) was an
Indonesian film director and actor. He often worked with Dicky
Zulkarnaen and Benyamin Sueb.Born in Batavia (now Jakarta), Dutch East
Indies, on 18 April 1918, Ismail received an elementary and junior
high school education. After graduating in 1937, he worked for some
time at the Batavia-based publisher Kolff.However, Ismail soon became
involved in the burgeoning film industry, being cast in a supporting
role in Melati van Agam (1940). Behind the screen, he served as
assistant cinematographer for Ikan Doejoeng (1941) and Selendang
Delima (1941). He remained involved in film production throughout the
Japanese occupation (1942â€"1945), scripting and editing
newsreels.After the end of the occupation, as the nascent Indonesian
republicâ€"proclaimed on 17 August 1945â€"fought to retain its
independence, Ismail entered the Indonesian military, ultimately
reaching the rank of second lieutenant. After the Indonesian National
Revolution concluded in 1949, he returned to cinema, serving as editor
on such films as Untuk Sang Merah Putih and Sedap Malam (both 1950).
He also became increasingly interested in film direction, serving as
assistant director on PFN's Inspektur Rachman (1951) before making his
directorial debut with Akibat (1951).
Indonesian film director and actor. He often worked with Dicky
Zulkarnaen and Benyamin Sueb.Born in Batavia (now Jakarta), Dutch East
Indies, on 18 April 1918, Ismail received an elementary and junior
high school education. After graduating in 1937, he worked for some
time at the Batavia-based publisher Kolff.However, Ismail soon became
involved in the burgeoning film industry, being cast in a supporting
role in Melati van Agam (1940). Behind the screen, he served as
assistant cinematographer for Ikan Doejoeng (1941) and Selendang
Delima (1941). He remained involved in film production throughout the
Japanese occupation (1942â€"1945), scripting and editing
newsreels.After the end of the occupation, as the nascent Indonesian
republicâ€"proclaimed on 17 August 1945â€"fought to retain its
independence, Ismail entered the Indonesian military, ultimately
reaching the rank of second lieutenant. After the Indonesian National
Revolution concluded in 1949, he returned to cinema, serving as editor
on such films as Untuk Sang Merah Putih and Sedap Malam (both 1950).
He also became increasingly interested in film direction, serving as
assistant director on PFN's Inspektur Rachman (1951) before making his
directorial debut with Akibat (1951).
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