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Directed by | P. Ramlee |
Screenplay by | P. Ramlee |
Based on | Ali Baba |
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Cinematography | A. Bakar Ali |
Edited by | HR Narayana |
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Distributed by | Shaw Brothers |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
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Language | Malay |
Ali Baba Bujang Lapok (English: Ali Baba the Old Bachelor) is a 1961 Singaporean Malay-language black-and-white comedy film directed by, written by and starring Malaysian silver-screen legend P. Ramlee and produced in Singapore by Malay Film Productions Ltd. 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, satire and farce. The title includes the suffix Bujang Lapok because it is the third instalment in the Bujang Lapok series of comedy films that star the trio of P. Ramlee, S. Shamsuddin and Aziz Sattar. This film marked the feature film debut of Sarimah, who would go on to a long movie career, and is also notable as one of the few P. Ramlee films where he plays the villain.