Movie Description
Insan
(1955)Overview
The same year Shaw’s Malay Film Productions released P. Ramlee’s Penarek Becha, they also produced this melodrama centred around another humble trishaw driver. Like Ramlee’s film it was co-written by young literary upstart Jamil Sulong (who later became a director). Similar issues around class, wealth and modernity are explored through the tale of a kindly older trishaw driver (Omar Rojik) who adopts Jamilah, an orphan and marries her guardian, offering her a simple but better life (including a very, very long visit the circus). As the years pass Jamilah pulls away from her impoverished kampong life towards a world of motor cars and monied families, while kind Omar’s health is failing. A classic slice of social-realist melodrama.
Featured Crew
- Director : K. M. Basker
- Cast : Datin Saadiah,Siput Sarawak,Omar Rojik,Ahmad Mahmud,Latifah Omar
Cast
Facts
Original TitleInsan
Status Released
Release Information
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1955-04-07
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 36m
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Genres
- Drama
- Music
- Romance