Acting
Ben Perez
Acting credits
NROut of our glorious historical past comes this story of a Chinese General who unselfishly gave everything to help the Philippine Revolution.
Heneral Paua
1956
5.2After 14 years in the United States, Greg Dickson returns to his family's plantation in the Philippines to settle his slain father's estate. Boyhood friend Bart Rogers and his wife Cindy meet Greg's plane at Manila, but he dismisses their warnings about the marauding Huks, fanatic guerrillas who are plundering nearby plantations. They repulse a Huk attack on the way to the plantation and are met by Stephen Rogers, Bart's father and the village schoolteacher. With him is Philippine Army Major Balatbat who tells Greg that Kalak, leader of the Huks and murderer of Greg's father, is also after him.
Huk!
1956
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Hammerhead
1967
8.0The story of the life and death of Macario Sakay, the President of the Tagalog Republic and one of the last Filipino generals to surrender to the American forces during the American colonial period.
Sakay
1939
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Walang Hanggan
1953
8.0A humble provincial girl, Lily, ekes out a living selling flowers in bustling Manila when she musters the courage to present a single bloom to Miguel, a kind-hearted young architect. Their innocent romance blossoms amid family disapproval and the temptations of city life, but when a jealous rival schemes to tear them apart, Lily and Miguel must fight to protect the fragile beauty of their love “because of a flower.”
Because of a Flower
1967
NRFilipino horror movie from 1954.
Ghost in the Opera
1954
5.4A Marine stationed in the Philippines loses a hand in an accident and is discharged from the Corps. When the Japanese invade the Philippines, he is called back into service to rescue a general held by Filipino guerrillas behind Japanese lines. Attaching a steel prosthetic in place of his missing hand, he and his men set out on the mission, which turns out to be not quite what he was told it was.
The Steel Claw
1961
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Pig Boss
1972
5.7During WWII, a three-man commando team places its trust in the hands of a band of Filipino resistors, as they try to knock out a Japenese communication center.
Back Door to Hell
1964
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Mga Busabos ng Palad
1948
8.5A vindictive Crisostomo Ibarra returns, and this time, disguised as a jeweler named Simoun, where he decides to solve the country's issues through violence.
El Filibusterismo
1962
Simple romance film directed by Jun Gallardo during his early career.
Tag-araw
1971
NRA story about a Filipino religious leader.
Hermano Pule
1979
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Nag-uumpugang Bato
1961
8.5War drama set in the closing stages of World War Two. As Allied Forces are nearing the defeat of the Japanese Army in Manila, the Japanese Empire's soldiers begin attacking innocent civilians. A brutal month-long battle ensues.
Manila, Open City
1968
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Dr. Yes
1965
7.0Amidst the background of the rice terraces, the story of an Igorota and daughter of a chieftain is told as she underwent trials to keep another tribe from conquering her own.
Banaue: Stairway to the Sky
1975
NRYou're in it follow the thrill, the excitement, the spine-chilling suspense. From the MONGRELS, through the trapdoors of BANGKOK, to the snows of SIBERA. It's SUPER-ACTION.
Palos Fights Back!
1969
9.0An Igorot maiden falls in love with a man from the city. They insist on being married, in spite of the protests of the families.
Igorota
1968
6.0Ramon Zamora trades in his usual cheap yuks for a more restrained and almost mythic performance in this uniquely Pinoy tale of death and retribution.
Return of the Dragon
1974
NRThe Lo' Waist Gang visits Rancho Grande then action and comedy insure.
Rancho Grande
1960
7.0A story about a mother and her seven sons.
Siete Dolores
1948
10.0A story about a military man who was tasked to make peace with a tribe of head hunters.
Nueva Vizcaya
1973