Sergeant Hassan

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Sarjan Hassan
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Directed by
Written byRalph Modder
Screenplay byP. Ramlee
Story byRalph Modder
Produced by Run Run Shaw
Starring
CinematographyAbu Bakar Ali
Edited by
  • Hayat Harris
  • H.R. Narayana
Music byP. Ramlee
Production
company
Distributed by Shaw Brothers
Release date
Country Singapore
LanguageMalay

Sarjan Hassan (English: Sergent Hassan) is 1958 Singaporean Malay-language black-and-white war drama film starring P. Ramlee. The film is set during the Japanese invasion of Malaya during the Second World War. Initially, the film was supposed to be directed by Lamberto Avellana; however, he was unable to fully complete the film. The directing task was later taken over by P. Ramlee.

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Plot

Sergeant Hassan (P. Ramlee) was 10 when his father died. His mother had died when he was younger. His late father's boss feels sorry for Hassan and adopts him. However, Hassan's foster brother, Aziz (Jins Shamsuddin) is jealous of Hassan . Even when both of them have fully grown up, Aziz and Buang (Salleh Kamil) always bully Hassan together. At the same time, Salmah (Saadiah) has developed a crush towards Hassan, fuelling Aziz's fury even higher. When the Second World War is approaching, the Royal Malay Regiment begins recruiting young soldiers to fight against the war.

Aziz joins the Royal Malay Regiment, but Hassan was forbidden to join them even if he wanted because of his foster father who orders him to take care of his orchard instead. Due to this, the villagers start calling him a coward and giving him other names. Consequently, he runs away from home to join the Regiment. Hassan wants to prove to the villagers that he is capable to be a good soldier. Not long after, he was promoted as a Sergeant.

When the Japanese invaded Malaya, Sergeant Hassan with his comrades fight them bravely. Hassan also saves Aziz who is made a POW by the Japanese. At the same time, Buang becomes a traitor of his own nation by becoming a member of the Japanese secret agent Kempeitai. Buang uses his powers to raid the village and to force Salmah to marry him. When the Japanese surrendered, Sergeant Hassan and his comrades liberate his home village, while Hassan himself defeats Buang in a one-on-one fight.

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