Enam Djam di Jogja

Enam Djam di Jogja Perfected Spelling Enam Jam di Yogya, literally Six Hours in Yogya is a 1951 Indonesian film directed by Usmar Ismail. It was the second film to be produced under the PERFINI banner. Detailing the show of force in which the Indonesian republican army retook the capital at Yogyakarta for six hours, the film utilised much of the cast and crew from Ismails previous work Darah dan Doa 1950. The film was a success in Indonesia and continued to be screened on the state television channel into the 1980s, even after two further films about the event were released.

In early 1949, the Sultan of Yogyakarta, HamengkubuwonoIX, orders a show of force the guerrilla soldiers are to take back the city, hold it for six hours, and then withdraw. This attack, intended to show that the Dutch had not put down the Indonesian forces and thus embarrass the returning colonists in front of the United Nations, goes as planned on the morning of 1March. The Netherlands recognises Indonesias independence by the end of the year.Enam Djam di Jogja was directed and produced by Usmar Ismail. It was his second film dealing with the national revolution following Darah dan Doa The Long March the preceding year, which had followed the Siliwangi Divisions long march to West Java. The blackandwhite film Ismail also wrote the films story, with Gajus Siagian handling the screenplay. In the films opening credits, he wrote that it was intended to show the tight cooperation between the people, army, and government a without which the 1March General Assault could not have happened and commemorate those who had fallen fighting for the nationalist cause. ........

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