Usmar Ismail (20 March 1921 â€" 2 January 1971) was a prominent
Indonesian film director. He was of Minangkabau descent. He was widely
regarded as the native Indonesian pioneer of the Cinema of Indonesia
although films made by the Dutch date back to around 1926.He was
perhaps best known internationally for his 1961 film Fighters for
Freedom, which documented Indonesian independence from the Dutch and
French. The film was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film
Festival.Ismail initially served in the army during the Dutch colonial
rule. Later, following his dream of becoming a film director, he
established "Perfini Studios", Indonesia's first film studios, in the
early fifties.
Indonesian film director. He was of Minangkabau descent. He was widely
regarded as the native Indonesian pioneer of the Cinema of Indonesia
although films made by the Dutch date back to around 1926.He was
perhaps best known internationally for his 1961 film Fighters for
Freedom, which documented Indonesian independence from the Dutch and
French. The film was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film
Festival.Ismail initially served in the army during the Dutch colonial
rule. Later, following his dream of becoming a film director, he
established "Perfini Studios", Indonesia's first film studios, in the
early fifties.
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