''Sundel Bolong'' or ''Sundelbolong'' is a 1981
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
n cult horror film directed by
Sisworo Gautama Putra
Sisworo Gautama Putra (May 26, 1938 – January 5, 1993) was an Indonesian film director and screenwriter, best known for his work in the horror film genre.
Biography
Born in Kisaran in North Sumatra, Sisworo trained as a director in 1961. In 19 ...
. The film is about the Javanese mythical prostitute ghost
Sundel Bolong and stars
Suzzanna
Suzzanna Martha Frederika van Osch (13 October 1942 – 15 October 2008), was an Indonesian actress. Known as the "queen of Indonesian horror", she is well known in particular in Indonesia for portraying spirits, witches, and other supernatural ...
.
[Nijhoff, N., ''Bijdragen tot de taal-, land- en volkenkunde'' (2007), Volume 163, Issues 1-4, Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde (Netherlands), p. 548] A sequel to the film was made in 1984, ''
Telaga Angker
Telaga is a community of agriculturists (Kapu (caste), Kapus) in the Coastal Andhra, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, concentrated in the West Godavari district, West and East Godavari districts. They are also found in smaller numbers in Visakhapatnam d ...
''. A remake titled ''
Suzzanna: Bernapas dalam Kubur'', directed by Rocky Soraya and Anggy Umbara, was released on November 15, 2018.
Cast
References
External links
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Sundelbolong at the Indonesia Film Database
1981 films
1981 horror films
Indonesian ghost films
Indonesian horror films
1980s ghost films
Films directed by Sisworo Gautama Putra
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