Director: P. Ramlee
Runtime: 94 mins
Language: Malay with English subtitles
Rating: PG

Synopsis

A deformed hunchback gets a second chance in life, but this opportunity is abruptly taken away when he accidentally kills a man. He makes a deal with the devil that leads him to commit more atrocities.

A Malay supernatural figure based on real criminal cases, this cinematic iteration starring and created by P. Ramlee was released alongside Cathay-Keris’s version Orang Minyak (The Oily Man, 1958) and Serangan Orang Minyak (The Oily Man Strikes Again, 1958) in the same year. The spate of movies catapulted the folklore legend to the peak of its notoriety and screen fame in 1950s and 1960s Malaya.

This screening is part of the programme Off the Catalogue: A P. Ramlee Focus (May 2025). For more screenings, please click here. 

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