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Enam Djam di Jogja (1951)

Enam Djam di Jogja poster
Directed by
Usmar Ismail
Genre
war film
Country
Indonesia
Runtime
1h 56m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This Indonesian war film depicts a six hour battle where Republican soldiers recaptured the capital city of Yogyakarta. The story focuses on the military operation and the people involved in the fight.

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What happens

Enam Djam di Jogja (Perfected Spelling: Enam Jam di Yogya, literally Six Hours in Yogya) is a 1951 Indonesian film directed by Usmar Ismail. It was the second film to be produced under the PERFINI banner. Detailing the show of force in which the Indonesian republican army retook the capital at Yogyakarta for six hours, the film utilised much of the cast and crew from Ismail's previous work Darah dan Doa (1950). The film was a success in Indonesia and continued to be screened on the state television channel into the 1980s, even after two further films about the event were released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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