Si Tjonat is a likely lost 1929 bandit film from the Dutch East Indies directed by Nelson Wong and produced by Wong and Jo Eng Sek. Based on the novel by F.D.J. Pangemanann, the silent film followed an indigenous man who, having killed his fellow villager, flees to Batavia and becomes a bandit. After kidnapping an ethnic Chinese woman, he is defeated and brought to justice.
Si Tjonat (1929)
Directed by Nelson Wong
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, Silent Film |
Sub-Genres - Silent Film |
Release Date - Feb 11, 1929 |
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Bandit, Film Based On Literature
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Based On: based on Indonesian novels, Tjerita Si Tjonat
