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The Three Maidens

Name: The Three Maidens
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1956-08-24
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 8

★ 8,0 /10 (5 Votes)

1956 ID 115 min

Overview

Three sisters—Nunung, Nana and Nenny—are being raised by their grandmother in Jakarta after their mother's death. Though the sisters' father Sukandar lives with them, he is too involved in his own work to pay them heed.

Release date

24/08/1956

Votes

Popularity

1.2

A family's attempt at matchmaking their oldest daughter and the conflicts that follow.

Genres

Drama Music

Status

Released

Original title

Tiga Dara

Language

Runtime

115 min

Chitra Dewi

Nunung

Indriati Iskak

Nenny

Mieke Wijaya

Nana

Hassan Sanusi

Sukandar

Fifi Young

Grandmother

Rendra Karno

Toto

Usmar Ismail

Tamsil

Bambang Irawan

Herman

Roosilawaty

Dancer

Siti Zainab

Minor Role (uncredited)

No photo

Zainab Samallo

Minor Role (uncredited)

Nya Abbas Akup

Lieutenant Hardi (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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**“The Pioneer of Indonesian Musical Cinema”** A radiant gem from the golden age of Indonesian cinema. Tiga Dara enchants with its playful rhythm and heartfelt melodies — a musical so full of life that even its black-and-white frames feel vividly colorful. Usmar Ismail crafts a story that dances between tradition and modernity, laughter and longing. A true revolution in style and spirit.

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