Rentjong Atjeh (1940)
- Directed by
- The Teng Chun
- Genre
- action film
- Country
- Dutch East Indies
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A group of people take revenge on pirates in the Strait of Malacca. The film follows their quest for justice against the sea bandits.
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What happens
Rentjong Atjeh (Perfected Spelling: Rencong Aceh; meaning Rencong of Aceh) is a 1940 action film from the Dutch East Indies directed by The Teng Chun. Telling of a group who take revenge against pirates in the Strait of Malacca, it starred Ferry Kock, Dewi Mada, Bissoe, Mohammad Mochtar, and Hadidjah. It was filmed near the shore in Batavia (modern day Jakarta) and reused footage from The's earlier work Alang-Alang (1939). Rentjong Atjeh, inspired in part by the Tarzan films, was a commercial success, although it may now be lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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