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RUNTIME
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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Mystery of the Merry Widow
1991 1h 26m EN
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8.3
BANGER
★8.3TMDB · 3
MysteryHorror
Synopsis
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A girl returns from the dead as a penanggalan (a detached female head capable of flying about on its own) to gain her revenge on a gang of thugs that raped and murdered her.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
H.I.M. Damsyik
Fujiyanti
Sally Marcelina
Asih
Emri Margono
Simon P.S.
Teddy Prangi
Pandu
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- H. Tjut Djalil
- Languages
- Indonesian
- Countries
- Indonesia
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The take
H. Tjut Djalil directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Indonesia. Dialogue in Indonesian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4H.I.M. Damsyik and Fujiyanti and Sally Marcelina carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0280953 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 86 min · 1h 26m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
H. Tjut Djalil
Key crew
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- revenge
- folklore
- rape revenge
- penanggalan
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1991-01-01
Also known as
International titles
- Mystery of Flower WidowUS
