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Abu Hassan Penchuri
Abu Hassan Penchuri (Abu Hassan The Thief) is a 1955 Singaporean romantic fantasy film directed by B. N. Rao and starring P. Ramlee, Mariam, Nordin Ahmad.
Cast.
- P. Ramlee as Abu Hassan
- Mariam Baharum (aka Tahi Lalat) as Puteri Faridah
- Nordin Ahmad as Putera Raja Tartar
- Mohd Hamid (Ahmad C) as Kassim
- Daeng Idris as Bapa Puteri Faridah
- Malik Sutan Muda
- S. Shamsuddin
- Ali Rahman
- Shariff Dol
similar characteristics with the film.
Larry Butler invented the first proper chroma key process for the special effects scenes in this film, a variation on the existing "traveling matte" process. This technique has since become the standard process for separating screen elements and/or actors from their backgrounds and placing them on new backgrounds for special effects purposes, and has since been used in thousands of films.
This film later influence the creation of 1955 Malay film, Abu Hassan Penchuri (Abu Hassan the Thief) which based in Baghdad.