Ali Baba Bujang Lapok
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| Ali Baba Bujang Lapok | |
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 The one-sheet for Ali Baba Bujang Lapok. |
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| Directed by | P. Ramlee |
| Written by | P. Ramlee |
| Starring | P. Ramlee Aziz Sattar S. Shamsuddin |
| Music by | Kassim Masdor P. Ramlee |
| Cinematography | Abu Bakar Ali Mustafa Yassin |
| Editing by | H. R. Narayanan |
| Release date(s) | 1960 |
| Country | Malaya |
| Language | Malay |
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Ali Baba Bujang Lapok is a 1960 Malaysian comedy film directed by, written by and starring Malaysian silver-screen legend P. Ramlee. Based loosely on the story of Ali Baba from 1001 Arabian Nights, the film is occasionally self-referential and contains elements of anarchic comedy, burlesque comedy and farce. The title includes the suffix Bujang Lapok because it is part of the Bujang Lapok comedy movies that star the trio of P. Ramlee, S. Shamsuddin and Aziz Sattar.
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[edit] Plot
Ali Baba (Aziz Sattar) is poor man who cannot seem to succeed in life. He constantly sends his wife to his brother Kassim Baba's house to borrow flour so they can eat, but the stingy Kassim Baba (S. Shamsuddin) is frustrated at his brother and constantly reminds his wife of Ali Baba's uselessness. One day, when Ali Baba is out gathering firewood he sees a group of 40 thieves marching through the woods carrying loot and riches. He hides in a tree and watches their leader (P. Ramlee) stand in front of a mountain of rock and sing a verse of seemingly nonsensical words which cause a passageway in the mountain to open. Ali Baba waits until the thieves have all left the cave before coming out of the tree and using the magic words to open the cave. Inside he discovers a variety of riches and wealth, but he only takes a box of gold coins.
With the gold coins Ali Baba is able to pay back his brother everything he owes and live in relative comfort. Kassim Baba is overcome with curiosity and pesters Ali Baba to tell him how he suddenly came into wealth. Ali Baba eventually relents and tells him about the cave and the magical verse to open the cave, but before he can tell him the verse to close the cave or about the thieves who use it, Kassim Baba rushes off to find the cave.
[edit] Cast
- P. Ramlee as Ketua Penyamun (Leader of the Thieves)
- Aziz Sattar as Ali Baba
- S. Shamsuddin as Kassim Baba
- Normadiah as Aloyah
- Sarimah as Marjina
- K. Fatimah as Norsiah
- Ibrahim Pendek as Thief Second-in-Command
- Leng Hussain as Apek Tukang Kasut (Chinese Shoe Repairman)
- Shariff Dol as Orang Kaya Muflis (The Bankrupt Rich Man)
- M. Rafee as Penyamun Bin Rafee (Thief, son of Rafee)
- Ali Fiji as Penyamun Bin Fiji (Thief, son of Fiji)
- A. Rahim as Penyamun Bin Matarosan (Thief, son of Matarosan)
- H.M. Busra as Penyamun Gemuk (Fat Thief)
- Nyong Ismail as Tuan Tabib (Medicine Man)
- Zaiton as Penghibur Gundik (Harem Dancer)
- S. Kadarisman as Tukang cuci mayat (Corpse washer)
- Mustarjo as Hamba kedi (Servant)
[edit] Songs
- Alhamdulillah Syukur Nikmat (Praise the Lord)
- Hoi Hoi Yahoi! Lagu Penyamun (Hoi Hoi Yahoi! The Thieves' Song)
- Aiya! Cik Siti (Oh My! Miss Siti)
[edit] Quotes
- Open seseme
- Niat enson ...., mata kaji...., semar ngiseng!
- Closed seseme
- Rampong ngiseng...., semar ngilem!
[edit] Trivia
- This film is Sarimah's feature film debut.
- This is one of the very few P. Ramlee films where he plays the villain.
