Tjitra

Tjitra
Directed byUsmar Ismail
Written byUsmar Ismail
Starring
  • Raden Sukarno
  • Nila Djuwita
  • Raden Ismail
CinematographyAA Denninghoff-Stelling
Production
company
South Pacific
Release date
  • 1949 (1949) (Dutch East Indies)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian

Tjitra (literally Image) is a 1949 Indonesian film directed by Usmar Ismail for the Dutch-owned production house South Pacific. Starring Raden Sukarno, Nila Djuwita, and Raden Ismail, it follows a man named Harsono who takes a woman's virginity then flees to the city, where he is caught up in a murder case. Ismail's directorial debut, Tjitra was made while its director was still a member of the Indonesian Army. He later disavowed the film, as he felt he had had too little creative input.