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Release Date:
January 1, 1960
Original Title:
Tunang Pak Dukun
Alternate Titles:
The Bomoh's Bride
Genres:
Comedy | Romance
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 110
Karim (Abdullah Chik) and Khatijah (Rose Yatimah) are undergraduates at the University of Malaya pursuing degrees in Medicine and History respectively. They are young, progressive in their thinking, and very much in love with each other. On a visit back home, Khatijah discovers that she is arranged to be married, without her knowledge, to the local village 'lebai' (healer), Din, who is a recent widower and father of six. Khatijah is torn between her fledging love for Karim and her adherence to centuries of tradition. Determined to win the hand of Khatijah, Karim sets aside his prejudiced view of the "mystical arts" and travels deep into the wilderness of Malaysia to study under a respected traditional healer, Pak Salleh (Dollah Sarawak).
Administration:
S.A. D'Cruz
Art Direction:
Yeo Hai Lip
Assistant Camera:
K.R. Ayyakannu
Assistant Director:
Salleh Ghani
Assistant Editor:
George Peterson
Assistant Sound Engineer:
Hui Ying Sur
Tan Beng Sim
Director:
Dato' S. Roomai Noor
Director of Photography:
Tsin Ming Chin
Editor:
Hussein Haniff
Music:
Zubir Said
Original Story:
Haji Mubin Sheppard
Painter:
K. Raju
Screenplay:
Dato' S. Roomai Noor
Sound:
Chua Hung Boon
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