Sumpah Pontianak
1958, Malay. Directed by B. N. Rao.
The original "Pontianak" was made in 1957 directed by B.N. Rao and starred Maria Menado.The film was such a hit that in quick succession, two sequels were made "Dendam Pontianak" aka "Revenge of Pontianak" later in the same year (1957) and "Sumpah Pontianak" aka "The Curse of Pontianak") in 1958,both with Maria Menado."Dendam Pontianak" started the trend of introducing more than one supernatural being into the story,the other character being an old witch Nenek Kebayan(The Old Woman of the Forest)and by the time "Sumpah Pontianak" was made that had increased to four-female vampire Pontianak,an Orang Hutan(Wild Forest Man),a kind of bird-lizard creature and a Hantu Raya or "King Ghost"."Sumpah Pontianak" is an entertaining Malay horror movie with cheap special effects.The main female character Comel is infected by been infected with sumpah pontianak,the curse of the vampire and the villagers begin to die!
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Malay
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- 1 January 1958
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Sumpah Pontianak runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Sumpah Pontianak isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1958. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Sumpah Pontianak?
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Who directed Sumpah Pontianak?
Sumpah Pontianak (1958) was directed by B. N. Rao and stars Maria Menado, Mustapha Maarof, Salmah Ahmad.