Terang Boelan [SEP] country of origin
Terang Boelan
Terang Boelan (; Indonesian for "Full Moon", "Terang Bulan" in the Perfected Spelling System) is a 1937 film from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). Written by Saeroen, directed by Albert Balink, and starring Rd Mochtar, Roekiah and Eddie T. Effendi, "Terang Boelan" follows two lovers who elope after one is almost forced to marry an opium smuggler. The film was shot in the Indies and Singapore, and was partially inspired by the 1936 Hollywood film "The Jungle Princess
the area until 1953's "Krisis" ("Crisis"), released after Indonesia had become independent. Despite this success, ANIF began focusing on documentary films, causing Balink to leave the country and the Wongs – newly rich because of their share of "Terang Boelan" profits – to open a new studio before ultimately being signed to Tan's Film.
Tan's Film.
The Wongs were not the only persons from "Terang Boelan" to join Tan's. Much of the film's main