---
title: 'Alang-Alang (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'The Teng Chun'
released: '1939-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Dutch East Indies'
  - 'Indonesia'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/alang-alang-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1848779/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Alang-Alang (1939)

1939 · Drama · Dutch East Indies, Indonesia


## Synopsis

Alang-Alang is a 1939 film from the Dutch East Indies. Starring Mohamad Mochtar and Hadidjah, it follows a young man in his quest to rescue his love from a bandit. Inspired by the Tarzan film series and shot in a period of one month with borrowed animals, the film was a commercial success and credited as a factor in the solidification of the Indies' film industry, as well as helping jump start the Malaysian and Singaporean ones.

## Credits

- **Director:** [The Teng Chun](https://cinepixo.com/people/the-teng-chun)
- **Screenplay:** [The Teng Chun](https://cinepixo.com/people/the-teng-chun)
- **Producer:** [The Teng Chun](https://cinepixo.com/people/the-teng-chun)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sardi](https://cinepixo.com/people/sardi)

## Cast

- [Bissu](https://cinepixo.com/people/bissu)
- [Mohamad Mochtar](https://cinepixo.com/people/mohamad-mochtar)
- [Hadidjah](https://cinepixo.com/people/hadidjah)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/alang-alang-1939
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