Call of the Island
1954, Malay. Directed by S. Ramanathan.
A man falls in love with a woman above his station. Zul is working at a stable owned by Johan. Eventually at the same time Zul fell in love with Johan's daughter Jelita. But after being ridiculed and mocked by Johan and his friends Husin, Zul resigned from his job and wanted to be a sailor instead. But unfortunately the ship he was on was hit with a big tidal wave and began sinking. Zul ended being thrown on the shore of an island not known to him. Will he ever see his Jelita again after this? How will he ever find a way to save his own life?
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Malay
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- Released
- 4 July 1954
- Original title
- Panggilan Pulau
- Country
- Singapore
- Written by
- S. Ramanathan, S. Kadarisman
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Call of the Island runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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Call of the Island isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 July 1954. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Call of the Island?
Call of the Island (1954) was directed by S. Ramanathan and stars P. Ramlee, Normadiah, Yusof Latiff.