Leftenan Adnan

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Leftenan Adnan
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Aziz M. Osman
Written byAziz M. Osman
Screenplay byAziz M. Osman
Produced byAziz M. Osman
Starring
Distributed by
Release date
  • 31 August 2000 (2000-08-31)(Malaysia)
CountryMalaysia
Languages
BudgetMYR 2.5 million
Box officeMYR 1.07 million

Leftenan Adnan (English: Lieutenant Adnan)is a 2000 Malaysian Malay-language biographical war drama film directed by Aziz M. Osman and co-produced by both Grand Brilliance, Paradigmfilm, and the Malaysian Army. The film chronicles the actions of Adnan bin Saidi who had been involved as a Lieutenant of the Malay Regiment fending against the invasion of the Japanese army during the Second World War. [1] [2] A digitally-restored version of the film was released in 2020 as part of its 20th anniversary. [3]

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Plot

Adnan bin Saidi, a handsome Malay from Sungai Ramal in Kajang, Selangor who had joined the Malay Regiment of the British Colonial Forces just before the Second World War broke out in Asia. By the time the war broke out, he had been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, and was in command of Company C, 1st Battalion, Malay Regiment after the death of the British company commander, Captain H R Rix. His exploits and bravery in combat while leading his men against the Japanese Imperial Army became legendary. The two known engagements he was involved in are:

Both battles occurred during the final phase of the Japanese Imperial Army's assault on the city of Singapore during the Battle of Singapore. He later was executed after the battle.

Cast

Historical accuracy

There are several historical liberties that were taken on the accounts of Adnan for dramatising purposes. The first point was Adnan's famously tragic death - in the film version, his death was not shown explicitly on film and discretely panned out to the closing credits, where it was implied that he and the surviving wounded in his company were tied to trees and bayoneted to death, which would be more correct version and in keeping with similar Japanese practice elsewhere.

This contrasts to the official version as recorded by Japanese Imperial Army, which indicated that he was executed first, then hung upside down from a cherry tree. British accounts have confirmed that his corpse was found hung upside down after the surrender and this has been repeated in a number of authoritative texts on the Malayan campaign. The actual mode of execution was never officially recorded.

In the film, General Tomoyuki Yamashita commented on the lieutenant's bravery and valour before Adnan's execution possibly as a lesson for the Japanese troops and said that if there were ten more soldiers like Adnan in the British Colonial Forces in Malaya at that time, he would have needed ten more divisions to conquer Malaya. However, the official version records that the execution by the Japanese troops in anger for his stubbornness in holding his position and inflicting large casualties on Japanese troops.

The Lewis gun that being used regularly by Hairi Othman in this film is actually a mocked up model. From standard general-purpose machine gun it attached with prop made circular bullet magazine. The actual lewis gun model is the magazine are in slim, thin and disk-shaped. Not bulky and big that being used in this film, which is similar to aircraft version of the magazine.

Release and reception

Leftenan Adnan was released on 31 August 2000 in conjunction with 43rd anniversary of Malaysia's independence and marketed as the "Ultimate Malay Film Epic". [a] [4] [5]

Meor Shariman and Joe Lee, both writes for The Malay Mail dubbed the film as "the Malaysian version of Saving Private Ryan ". [6]

Legacy

In 2014, Leftenan Adnan was listed as one of 6 Best Merdeka Day-themed film by film portal, Cinema Online. [7] It also listed by Astro Awani as one of 5 patriotic films based on true stories should watched. [8] Malaysian teen magazine, Remaja also listed this film as among patriotic films should watched. [9]

Explanatory notes

  1. ↑ Original: "Sebuah Epik Filem Melayu Terunggul".

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References

  1. ↑ "Leftenan Adnan filem alaf baru". Berita Minggu. 2 January 2000. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Saniboey Mohd Ismail (15 March 2000). "Sejarah hero Melayu". Harian Metro . Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Asraf Aided (31 August 2020). "Tonton Leftenan Adnan 2020 dalam versi yang lebih segar!". Astro Gempak. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Aziz tidak bimbang jika Leftenan Adnan gagal". Berita Harian. 6 September 2000. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  5. ↑ Tuah (24 September 2000). "Leftenan Adnan hebat!". Berita Minggu . Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Meor Shariman; Joe Lee (6 August 2001). "Top honours for Leftenan Adnan". The Malay Mail . Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  7. ↑ Azizah Saleh (29 August 2014). "6 Best local Independence Day films". Cinema Online. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "5 filem patriotik adaptasi kisah benar... wajib tonton!". Astro Awani. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  9. ↑ Fiezreen (1 September 2020). "Pejuang dulu-dulu bergolok gadai pertahankan negara. Ini filem-filem patriotik yang patut anda tonton". Remaja. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
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