The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
In the final days of the battle of Manila during World War II, fanatical Japanese naval forces barricade themselves inside the walls of Intramuros, the ancient Spanish walled city of Manila. In a suicidal last stand, the Japanese hold many thousand Filipinos captive within the fortress, despite the incessant bombardment of United States artillery. An American war correspondent, Murray, arrives at the front line where a guerrilla unit led by American Lieutenant Sorenson makes contact with a young Filipino fighter, Nardo, who has escaped the fortress through a sewer passage. Nardo proposes a plan to rescue the prisoners through the tunnel.
Ratings
IMDb5.1/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Eddie RomeroScreenplay
- Gerardo de LeonDirector
- Cesar AmigoScreenplay
- Eddie RomeroDirector
- Ferde Grofé Jr.Screenplay
- Tito ArevaloOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jock MahoneyLt. Jim Sorenson
- Fernando Poe Jr.Sgt. Nardo Maglaya
- Michael ParsonsPapa
- Oscar RoncalJoker
- Paul Edwards Jr.Murray
- Ely Ramos Jr.Jose
- Fred GalangPedring
- Vance SkarstedtMajor Briggs
- Cecilia LopezTina
- Claude WilsonMajor
- Carpi AsturiasCast
- Andres CenteneraCast
Stills
Themes
world war iimanila