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George Krugers (1890–1964) was a filmmaker active in the Dutch East Indies during the early 20th century. Born in Banda Neira, he migrated to Java in the 1920s and spent time in Surabaya before moving to Bandung. There, he worked with L. Heuveldorp on the colony's first feature film, Loetoeng Kasaroeng (The Mystical Monkey), before making his directorial debut in 1927 with Eulis Atjih . He established the Krugers Film Company and joined the Hajj in 1928 to produce Het Groote Mekka-Feest (The Great Mecca Feast), considered the first documentary film about the Hajj. In 1930, Krugers began producing sound films, with his Karnadi Anemer Bangkong (Karnadi the Frog Contractor, 1930) likely the first domestic sound film in the Indies. After this failed commercially, Krugers worked for Tan's Film. Amidst the Great Depression, he moved to Hong Kong, but found no work. Krugers spent the rest of his life in the Netherlands. Aside from Het Groote Mekka-Feest, all of his films are considered lost. ( Full article... )

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