Penchuri = [The thief].



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Title from title card. Parallel title from subtitles of title card. Originally released as a motion picture in 1956. DVD player compatible. Board of Film Censors, Singapore: PG. Director, K. M. Basker ; Producer, Kwek Chip Jian ; Assistant Director, Jamil Sulong ; Director of Photography, R. C. Purushotham ; Assistant Director of Photography, A. Bakar Ali ; Art Director, J. S. Anthony ; Assistant Art Director, Rasul Hashim ; Audiography, Chan Chew Tong, Lam Shing Seat ; Editor, H. R. Narayana ; Assistant Editor, P. V. John ; Music, Lionel B. Ventura, Osman Ahmad ; Lyricist, Jamil Sulong ; Orchestration, Fred Libo ; Dance Instructor, Siput Sarawak. Yusof Latiff, Siput Sarawak, S. Kadarisman, Aziz Sattar, Omar Suwita, Siti TG. Perak, Habsah. In Malay, with English subtitles.

Title
Penchuri = [The thief].
Artist
K. M. Basker, director.
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Abstract
Jamilah, a strong-willed singer in a travelling troupe, resists the idea of marriage. One night, Umar, a poor thief, enters her room intending to steal from her. Unable to escape in time when Jamilah returns with her colleague, Umar pretends to be Jamilah's estranged husband. Initially bewildered, Jamilah empathises with Umar's dire circumstances and an unconventional bond forms between the two. Penchuri was digitally restored in 2K by the Asian Film Archive in 2021, using a sole-surviving 16mm print.
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No copying of this material is allowed.