Seniman Bujang Lapok
Seniman Bujang Lapok (English: The Nitwit Movie Stars) is a 1961 Singaporean Malay comedy film directed by P. Ramlee.[1] It is the fourth film in the Bujang Lapok series and the last one with P. Ramlee, S. Shamsuddin, and Aziz Sattar. This film does not continue the story from the previous Bujang Lapok movies.
| Seniman Bujang Lapok | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | P. Ramlee |
| Written by | P. Ramlee H. M. Rohaizad |
| Screenplay by | H. M. Rohaizad |
| Story by | P. Ramlee |
| Starring | P. Ramlee S. Shamsuddin Aziz Sattar Saloma Zaiton |
| Cinematography | A. Bakar Ali |
| Edited by | Lee Thian Yak |
| Music by | P. Ramlee |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Shaw Organisation |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Singapore |
| Language | Malay |
The film is a comedy about the Malay film industry in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It shows a group of friends trying to become actors and gives a fictional look at how films were made back then. It mixes real places and actors using their real names.
Most of the original film reels were damaged and couldn't be fixed, but in 2017, one company saved the last 8 minutes of the film.[2]
Songs
change- Menchecheh Bujang Lapok
- Gelora
- Senandung Kasih
- Embun Menitik (by late Ahmad Patek)
The songs were sung by Saloma, P. Ramlee, S.Shamsuddin, Aziz Sattar, and Pancha Sitara band.
Cast
change- P. Ramlee as Ramli[1]
- S. Shamsuddin as Sudin
- Aziz Sattar as Ajis
- Saloma as Miss Salmah
- Shariff Dol as Sharif Dol
- Ahmad Nisfu as Director Ahmad Nisfu
- H. M. Busra as Fat Trumpeting neighbor
- M. Rafiee as Loud Motorcycle neighbor
- Mariam Baharum as Auntie Salmah
- Nyong Ismail as Hang Kebun
- S. Kadarisman as Actor (Belacan scene)
- Hashimah Yon as Actress (Belacan scene)
- Kemat Hassan as Studio Manager Kemat Hassan
- S. Sudarmaji as Assistant Director
- A. Rahim as Extra Studio Actors
- Ali Fiji as Extra Studio Actors
- Mustarjo as Extra Studio Actors
- Ahmad C as Mr. Ahmad
- Pritam Singh as Mr. Singh
- Ahmad Mahmud as Doctor
- M. Zain as Indian neighbor
- Kuswadinata as Loud Music neighbor
- Hartinah Zainuddin as Timah
- K. Fatimah as Fatimah
- Aini Jasmin as Shariff Dol's mother
- Dayang Sofia as Dayang Sofia
- Zaiton as Zaiton
- Rahayu Sudarmaji (Ayu) as Ayu
- Leng Hussain as the Chinese Karung guni Man (Rag-and-Bone Man)
- Ahmad Chetty as Ring Stone Seller
See also
changeReferences
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Seniman bujang lapok (1961)". The A.V. Club.
- ↑ Chew Tee Pao (Jan–Mar 2023). "Repairing and Restoring Singapore's Reel Heritage". BiblioAsia. Vol. 18, no. 4. National Library of Singapore. p. 11.
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