Manila, Open City
| Manila, Open City | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Eddie Romero |
| Written by | Eddie Romero |
| Produced by | Eddie Romero |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Dik Trofeo |
| Edited by | Elsa Abutal |
| Music by | Leopoldo Silos |
Production company | Nepomuceno Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Languages | |
Manila, Open City (International Title: American Tank Force) is a 1968 war film written, produced, and directed by Eddie Romero about the Battle of Manila in World War II.[1] The film was screened upon the launching of the National Film Archive of the Philippines in December 2011.[2]
The film is in the public domain.[3]
Plot
[edit ]In the final days of World War II, Allied forces approach Manila. The occupying Japanese army turns on the locals.[4]
Cast
[edit ]- Charito Solis as Sor Matilde
- James Shigeta as Capt. Murakami
- Alex Nicol as Col. Bergen
- John Ashley as Morgan
- Mario Montenegro as Marcos Liwag
- Ric Rodrigo as Guerilla Commander
- Vic Diaz as Col. Hamada
- Ben Perez as Capt. Kondo
- Nova Villa as a young girl
- Eddie Garcia as Rear Adm. Sanji Iwabuchi
- Cachupoy
- Amelia Amante
Production
[edit ]The film was one of a series of war movies Romero made which featured American actors, others including Lost Battalion (1960), The Walls of Hell , The Ravagers , and The Raiders of Leyte Gulf . The film featured John Ashley who would team with Romeo on Brides of Blood and a series of other horror movies.[5] [6]
Romero says the production company imported Ashley and Alex Nicol, and it was on this film he met John Ashley.[7] [8]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Server, Lee (1999). "Eddie Romero". Film Comment. 35 (2): 44–51. ProQuest 210262875.
- ^ Nocon, Ramon (27 October 2011). "Finally, a national film archive". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ Magno, Alexander T. (16 July 2015). "Old documentary films show fierce Battle of Manila". CNN Philippines . Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ Deocampo, Nick (2016). EIGA: Cinema in the Philippines During World War II. PublishDrive. ISBN 9786214200832.
- ^ "Award Winning Director Eddie Romero Dies at 88". Giulf Times. 30 May 2013.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (December 2019). "A Hell of a Life: The Nine Lives of John Ashley". Diabolique Magazine.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ Leavold, Andrew (2006). "Strong Coffee with a National Treasure:An Interview with Eddie Romero". Cashiers du Cinemart.
- ^ SERVER, LEE, and EDDIE ROMERO. "EDDIE ROMERO: Our Man in Manila." Film Comment, vol. 35, no. 2, 1999, pp. 44–51. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/43455360.
External links
[edit ]- Manila, Open City at IMDb
- Manila, Open City at BFI
- Complete copy of movie at Free Movies Cinema
- Manila Open City at Letter Box DVD
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