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Ouw Peh Tjoa, also known by the Malay-language title Doea Siloeman Oeler Poeti en Item, is a 1934 film from the Dutch East Indies. It was directed and produced by The Teng Chun. Adapted from Legend of the White Snake, a Chinese folktale, it follows a magical snake who passes as a human but ultimately dies. The film, now possibly lost, was followed by one sequel, Anaknja Siloeman Oeler Poeti, in 1936.