Ismail attempted to reassert himself as a director of quality not-for-profit films through Pedjuang (Warriors for Freedom, 1960), which was screened in competition at the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival in 1961.
Ismail berupaya untuk membangun dirinya sebagai sutradara film berkualitas non-profit melalui film Pedjuang (1960), yang ditayangkan dalam kompetisi di Festival Film Internasional Moskwa ke-2 pada 1961.