Teguh Karya

Teguh Karya, born Steve Liem Tjoan Hok on 22 September 1937 in Pandeglang, in western Java, to parents of Chinese origin, studied theatre and film in Yogyakarta, at the national theatre academy in Jakarta, then, in 1963, in Honolulu. In 1968 he founded a troupe at his home in Jakarta, from which he drew most of his performers, and directed his first feature film in 1971. In 1977, his adaptation of a sentimental novel was a great popular success. He died in Jakarta on 11 December 2001.

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• CinemaNovember 1828Teguh Karya · 1979Cinema