Chinta (film)
Chinta (Malay:'Love')[1] is a 1948 Singaporean romantic drama film directed by B. S. Rajhans and produced by Malay Film Productions. It was released on 31 October 1948.[2]
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| Directed by | B. S. Rajhans |
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| Music by | Zubir Said Alfonso Soliano |
Production companies | Malay Film Productions |
| Distributed by | Shaw Brothers |
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| Language | Malay |
Chinta was the first Malayan film released after the declaration of the Malayan Emergency, and also marks the first screen appearance of P. Ramlee.[2] It is the oldest surviving film of Malayan cinema.
Plot
A boat is caught in a huge tempest and sinks. Only King Kanchi (S. Roomai Noor) survives. A few fishermen find him on the shore and rescue him. The love story begins when Chinta (Siput Sarawak), a young village girl, takes care of him.
Cast
- Siput Sarawak as Chinta
- S. Roomai Noor as King Kanchi and Sanchi
- Ja'afar Wiryo as Camban
- Harris as Vidush
- P. Ramlee as Putar
- Suhara Effendi as Ruchi
- Norsiah
- Lelawati
References
- Millett, Raphael (2006). Singapore Cinema. Editions Didier Millet. ISBN 981-4155-42-X.
- Amir Muhammad (2008). "Love in the time of Emergency". Tell Magazine (January).
External links
- Chinta / 1948 - Filem Malaysia
- Chinta / Love (1948) at the Singapore Film Locations Archive
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