Usmar Ismail

Usmar Ismail
Ismail, c. 1955
Born	20 March 1921 Fort De Kock, Dutch East Indies
Died	2 January 1971(1971-01-02) (aged 49) Jakarta, Indonesia[1]
Nationality	Indonesian
Occupation(s)	Director, film producer, writer
Years active	1950–1970

Usmar Ismail (20 March 1921 – 2 January 1971) was an Indonesian film director, author, journalist and revolutionary of Minangkabau descent. He is widely regarded as the native Indonesian pioneer of the cinema of Indonesia.