Srigala Item (1941)

Directed by

Tan Tjoei Hock

Country

Dutch East Indies

How it feels

A young man turns into a masked vigilante to get revenge on his scheming uncle. The film is a black and white adventure from the Dutch East Indies with kroncong music.

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What happens

Srigala Item (Indonesian for Black Wolf, also advertised with the Dutch title De Zwarte Wolf) is a 1941 film from the Dutch East Indies that was directed by Tan Tjoei Hock and produced by The Teng Chun for Action Film. Starring Hadidjah, Mohamad Mochtar, and Tan Tjeng Bok, the film's plot – inspired by Zorro – follows a young man who became a masked vigilante to take revenge against his conniving uncle. Srigala Item was a commercial success, which Misbach Yusa Biran credits to the plot's use for escapism. A copy of the black-and-white film, which featured kroncong music, is stored at Sinematek Indonesia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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