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Remembering Cinema Alhambra / Grand in Malang


Cinema Grand is one of the oldest cinemas in Malang, before it turned into a 'Grand', the cinema is named Cinema Alhambra.

From the records of the existing historical documents, the Alhambra is one of five first cinema in Malang, reportedly even more than the first built in Jakarta. This cinema was established in 1928 which is located in Jalan Agus Salim No. 1.

Alhambra was founded by Ali Soerati, he is a man of Pakistani origin who is a businessman Cinema, in addition to the Alhambra itself also has Theatres Flora. When you first present in Malang, this cinema is not showing the film because the existing European, their films, mostly from the Middle East from Egypt.

The existence of the Alhambra in Malang not too long, because at that time the cinema has 'killed' by the media until it went bankrupt, the reason is because the owner never gave to the media advertising pie. Then the building was sold.

The Cinema then taken over by a businessman of Chinese descent named Fred Young alias Nyo Tiong Gie. The figure is one of the founders established the company Majestic Pictures original films in Malang but canceled and made in Batavia.

In the following year, making India the film serbuah Cinema Grand into full swing for the community Malang to watch Indian films. Until the 90s, the cinema business is no longer lucrative because in Malang has many competitors. The bankrupt one by one cinema, including Cinema Grand up eventually sold and used building was constructed shopping center Partner until now.

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