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East of Borneo    Woman treks through jungle to find her missing husband, who had left her years before when he believed she was having an affair. She finds him as the drunken court physician to a tyrannical jungle prince; as if that isn't bad enough, she soon realizes the the prince has eyes for her.

Main Cast : Rose Hobart, Charles Bickford, Georges Renavent, Lupita Tovar, Noble Johnson
US Box Office: n/a
Year Released : 1931
Filming Location: US



Borneo    Headhunters, flying snakes and fish that climb on trees are a few of the highlights in this vintage adventure documentary about expeditions in Borneo by Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson.

This documentary film is also known as "Borneo Land of the Devil Beast".

Main Cast : Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson, Lowell Thomas
US Box Office: n/a
Year Released : 1937
Filming Location: Various part of Borneo



Three Came Home    The true story of American Agnes Newton Keith's imprisonment in several Japanese prisoner-of-war camps (in North Borneo) from 1941 to the end of WWII. Separated from her English husband and with a young (infant) son to care for she has many difficulties to face.

Main Cast : Claudette Colbert , Patric Knowles , Florence Desmond, Sessue Hayakawa , Sylvia Andrew , Mark Keuning , Phyllis Morris , Howard Chuman
US Box Office: n/a
Year Released : 1950
Filming Location: Partly shot in Sandakan, Sabah

Facts: The Keiths stayed in North Borneo before the World War II. They left North Borneo in 1952.



BAT 21    During the Vietnam war, a U.S. observation plane is hit by a V.C. missile. The only survivor of the crew is the Lieutenant Colonel Iceal Hambleton, an expert in missile weaponry. Because of his knowledge, it is crucial to rescue him before the Vietcong get their hands on him. It's a very difficult task because the enemy is listening to Hambleton's radio transmissions. And he knows it...

Main Cast : Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed, David Marshall Grant, Clayton Rohner,
US Box Office: $4m
Year Released : Oct 1988
Filming Location: Sabah



Anak Sarawak    A Malay movie directed by Rahim Razali.

Main Cast : Ahmad Yatim, Ahmad Tarmimi Serigar, Yusof Wahab, Alice Voon, Erma Fatima, Rahim Razali
US Box Office: n/a
Year Released : 1988
Filming Location: Sarawak



Farewell to the King    An officer of the British Army, sent to Borneo to train the tribesmen (the Iban of Sarawak) to wage war with the Japanese, is surprised to discover the king is an American.

Main Cast : Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, James Fox, Marilyn Tokuda, Frank McRae
US Box Office: $1.9m
Year Released : 1989
Filming Location: Sarawak



Welcome Home    Jake (played by Kris Kristofferson) died in Vietnam; his family mourned him, then moved on. When he reappears, quite alive, the question is, what must he do and how will his family respond to him?

Main Cast : Kris Kristofferson, JoBeth Williams, Sam Waterston ,Brian Keith, Thomas Wilson Brown , Trey Wilson, John Marshall Jones
US Box Office: $0.8m
Year Released : 1989
Filming Location: Partly shot in Kuching, Sarawak



The Iron Triangle    Based on the diary of an unknown Viet Cong soldier, this film provides a sympathetic look at a Viet Cong soldier who protected a captured American soldier whom he believed did not kill him when the American had the opportunity.

Main Cast : Beau Bridges, Haing S. Ngor, Liem Whatley, Johnny Hallyday, Jim Ishida , Ping Wu
US Box Office: n/a
Year Released : 1989
Filming Location: Partly shot in Kuching, Sarawak



Tong Tana    Explores the conflict between the native tribes living in the rainforests of Borneo and the loggers. Also known as " Tong Tana - En resa till Borneos inre".

Main Cast : Bjoern Cederberg, Bruno Manser, Bjoern Cederberg
US Box Office: n/a
Year Released : 1989
Filming Location: Sarawak



Survivor Borneo (Season 1)    Join larger-than-life contestants like Richard Hatch, Rudy Boesch, Jenna Lewis, Sue Hawk, Kelly Wiglesworth and Colleen Haskell (as well as perennial host Jeff Probst) as they compete in reward and immunity challenges, form alliances and backstab like nobody's business at tribal council.

Main Cast : See contestants list above
US Box Office: n/a
Year Released : 2000
Filming Location: Pulau Tiga, Sabah



The Sleeping Dictionary    In the 1920's, a young British officer journeys to a remote jungle outpost, where he encounters some unusual local customs: a beautiful young woman is assigned to ostensibly tutor him in the native language (of Iban), but it becomes clear that she is some kind of army-allotted concubine. When the officer falls in love with the woman, both the military and the local tribe are thrown into turmoil.

The music is exceptional and combined with the ambient noises of the rainforest, make you feel like you're actually in Sarawak with the characters.

Main Cast : Jessica Alba, Brenda Blethyn, Bob Hoskins, Hugh Dancy, Emily Mortimer
US Box Office: n/a
Year Released : 2003
Filming Location: Sarawak



Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid    Set deep in a primitive Borneo (Kalimantan) jungle, where an extremely rare red orchid--the blood orchid--may hold the key to producing a youth-preserving serum. When a gung-ho group of scientists embarks on a treacherous journey into the jungle to find the orchid--in the hopes that a fountain-of-youth discovery will make their careers and their corporate bosses a lot of money--they quickly realize that more than bad weather and heavy undergrowth separate them from their treasure. Within the mysteries of the jungle lies a deadly predator that keeps the secret of the orchids safe and stops anyone who dares to enter its territory from leaving. Also known as Anaconda 2: Black Orchid

Main Cast : Johnny Messner, KaDee Strickland, Matthew Marsden, Eugene Byrd, Salli Richardson-Whitfield
US Box Office : $31.5m
Year Released : 2004
Filming Location: Deuba, Fiji

Facts: Anacondas are not native to Borneo.



Links
   Sarawak Film Society
   Filem Malaysia
   Internet Movie Database
   Movie Goods (posters, photos, etc)

East of Borneo		Woman treks through jungle to find her missing husband, who had left her years before when he believed she was having an affair. She finds him as the drunken court physician to a tyrannical jungle prince; as if that isn't bad enough, she soon realizes the the prince has eyes for her. Main Cast : Rose Hobart, Charles Bickford, Georges Renavent, Lupita Tovar, Noble Johnson US Box Office: n/a Year Released : 1931 Filming Location: US

Borneo		Headhunters, flying snakes and fish that climb on trees are a few of the highlights in this vintage adventure documentary about expeditions in Borneo by Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson. This documentary film is also known as "Borneo Land of the Devil Beast". Main Cast : Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson, Lowell Thomas US Box Office: n/a Year Released : 1937 Filming Location: Various part of Borneo

Three Came Home		The true story of American Agnes Newton Keith's imprisonment in several Japanese prisoner-of-war camps (in North Borneo) from 1941 to the end of WWII. Separated from her English husband and with a young (infant) son to care for she has many difficulties to face. Main Cast : Claudette Colbert , Patric Knowles , Florence Desmond, Sessue Hayakawa , Sylvia Andrew , Mark Keuning , Phyllis Morris , Howard Chuman US Box Office: n/a Year Released : 1950 Filming Location: Partly shot in Sandakan, Sabah Facts: The Keiths stayed in North Borneo before the World War II. They left North Borneo in 1952.

BAT 21		During the Vietnam war, a U.S. observation plane is hit by a V.C. missile. The only survivor of the crew is the Lieutenant Colonel Iceal Hambleton, an expert in missile weaponry. Because of his knowledge, it is crucial to rescue him before the Vietcong get their hands on him. It's a very difficult task because the enemy is listening to Hambleton's radio transmissions. And he knows it... Main Cast : Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed, David Marshall Grant, Clayton Rohner, US Box Office: $4m Year Released : Oct 1988 Filming Location: Sabah

Anak Sarawak		A Malay movie directed by Rahim Razali. Main Cast : Ahmad Yatim, Ahmad Tarmimi Serigar, Yusof Wahab, Alice Voon, Erma Fatima, Rahim Razali US Box Office: n/a Year Released : 1988 Filming Location: Sarawak

Farewell to the King		An officer of the British Army, sent to Borneo to train the tribesmen (the Iban of Sarawak) to wage war with the Japanese, is surprised to discover the king is an American. Main Cast : Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, James Fox, Marilyn Tokuda, Frank McRae US Box Office: $1.9m Year Released : 1989 Filming Location: Sarawak

Welcome Home		Jake (played by Kris Kristofferson) died in Vietnam; his family mourned him, then moved on. When he reappears, quite alive, the question is, what must he do and how will his family respond to him? Main Cast : Kris Kristofferson, JoBeth Williams, Sam Waterston ,Brian Keith, Thomas Wilson Brown , Trey Wilson, John Marshall Jones US Box Office: $0.8m Year Released : 1989 Filming Location: Partly shot in Kuching, Sarawak

The Iron Triangle		Based on the diary of an unknown Viet Cong soldier, this film provides a sympathetic look at a Viet Cong soldier who protected a captured American soldier whom he believed did not kill him when the American had the opportunity. Main Cast : Beau Bridges, Haing S. Ngor, Liem Whatley, Johnny Hallyday, Jim Ishida , Ping Wu US Box Office: n/a Year Released : 1989 Filming Location: Partly shot in Kuching, Sarawak

Tong Tana		Explores the conflict between the native tribes living in the rainforests of Borneo and the loggers. Also known as " Tong Tana - En resa till Borneos inre". Main Cast : Bjoern Cederberg, Bruno Manser, Bjoern Cederberg US Box Office: n/a Year Released : 1989 Filming Location: Sarawak

Survivor Borneo (Season 1)		Join larger-than-life contestants like Richard Hatch, Rudy Boesch, Jenna Lewis, Sue Hawk, Kelly Wiglesworth and Colleen Haskell (as well as perennial host Jeff Probst) as they compete in reward and immunity challenges, form alliances and backstab like nobody's business at tribal council. Main Cast : See contestants list above US Box Office: n/a Year Released : 2000 Filming Location: Pulau Tiga, Sabah

The Sleeping Dictionary		In the 1920's, a young British officer journeys to a remote jungle outpost, where he encounters some unusual local customs: a beautiful young woman is assigned to ostensibly tutor him in the native language (of Iban), but it becomes clear that she is some kind of army-allotted concubine. When the officer falls in love with the woman, both the military and the local tribe are thrown into turmoil. The music is exceptional and combined with the ambient noises of the rainforest, make you feel like you're actually in Sarawak with the characters. Main Cast : Jessica Alba, Brenda Blethyn, Bob Hoskins, Hugh Dancy, Emily Mortimer US Box Office: n/a Year Released : 2003 Filming Location: Sarawak

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid		Set deep in a primitive Borneo (Kalimantan) jungle, where an extremely rare red orchid--the blood orchid--may hold the key to producing a youth-preserving serum. When a gung-ho group of scientists embarks on a treacherous journey into the jungle to find the orchid--in the hopes that a fountain-of-youth discovery will make their careers and their corporate bosses a lot of money--they quickly realize that more than bad weather and heavy undergrowth separate them from their treasure. Within the mysteries of the jungle lies a deadly predator that keeps the secret of the orchids safe and stops anyone who dares to enter its territory from leaving. Also known as Anaconda 2: Black Orchid Main Cast : Johnny Messner, KaDee Strickland, Matthew Marsden, Eugene Byrd, Salli Richardson-Whitfield US Box Office : $31.5m Year Released : 2004 Filming Location: Deuba, Fiji Facts: Anacondas are not native to Borneo.

Links		Sarawak Film Society Filem Malaysia Internet Movie Database Movie Goods (posters, photos, etc)