Eddie Romero

Directing

Eddie Romero

Born — Died

1924-07-07 — 2013-05-28

Place of birth

Dumaguete City, Philippines

Known for

Directing

Credits

44 titles

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Eddie Romero (born July 7, 1924) is an acclaimed and influential Filipino film director, film producer and screenwriter, considered one of the finest in the Cinema of the Philippines. Romero was named National Artist of the Philippines in 2003. His career spans three generations of filmmakers. His 1976 film "Ganito Kami Noon…Paano Kayo Ngayon?," set at the turn of the century during the revolution against the Spaniards and, later, the American colonizers, follows a naïve peasant through his leap of faith to become a member of an imagined community. "Agila" situates a family’s story against the backdrop of the country’s history. "Kamakalawa" explores…

Known for

Brides of Blood poster
4.8

Americans investigating the results of nuclear radiation discover a man-eating monster on a remote island.

Brides of Blood

1968

Black Mama, White Mama poster
5.4

When two troublemaking female prisoners (one a revolutionary, the other a former harem-girl) can't seem to get along, they are chained together and extradited for safekeeping. The women, still chained together, stumble, stab, and cat-fight their way across the wilderness, igniting a bloody shootout between gangsters and a group of revolutionaries.

Black Mama, White Mama

1973

The Twilight People poster
4.6

A kidnapped diver is taken to an island inhabited by a mad scientist and his half-animal, half-human creations.

The Twilight People

1972

Sudden Death poster
9.0

When Ed Neilson's entire family is viciously murdered, he pleads with retired CIA operative Duke Smith (Robert Conrad) to investigate. He refuses, but relents after Neilson too meets an explosive death. Deception, international intrigue and a ruthless "syndicate of businessmen" intent on raping a South Pacific Islands nation of its resources keep the pace fast.

Sudden Death

1977

Savage Sisters poster
4.5

A corrupt General plans on smuggling one million US dollars out of the Banana Republic he dominates. Local revolutionaries plan on stealing the cash but are thwarted when a bandit leader they are working with double crosses them. A tough cop and her boyfriend help two of the female revolutionaries escape from prison hoping that they will lead them to the cash, which they plan on keeping for themselves.

Savage Sisters

1974

Beast of Blood poster
4.5

A mad scientist creates a monster, but after its head is cut off, he keeps it alive in a serum he has invented.

Beast of Blood

1970

Film credits

2010s · 2 titles

Behind the camera

Brides of Blood poster
4.8

Americans investigating the results of nuclear radiation discover a man-eating monster on a remote island.

Brides of Blood

1968

Brides of Blood poster
4.8

Americans investigating the results of nuclear radiation discover a man-eating monster on a remote island.

Brides of Blood

1968

Black Mama, White Mama poster
5.4

When two troublemaking female prisoners (one a revolutionary, the other a former harem-girl) can't seem to get along, they are chained together and extradited for safekeeping. The women, still chained together, stumble, stab, and cat-fight their way across the wilderness, igniting a bloody shootout between gangsters and a group of revolutionaries.

Black Mama, White Mama

1973

Black Mama, White Mama poster
5.4

When two troublemaking female prisoners (one a revolutionary, the other a former harem-girl) can't seem to get along, they are chained together and extradited for safekeeping. The women, still chained together, stumble, stab, and cat-fight their way across the wilderness, igniting a bloody shootout between gangsters and a group of revolutionaries.

Black Mama, White Mama

1973

The Twilight People poster
4.6

A kidnapped diver is taken to an island inhabited by a mad scientist and his half-animal, half-human creations.

The Twilight People

1972

The Twilight People poster
4.6

A kidnapped diver is taken to an island inhabited by a mad scientist and his half-animal, half-human creations.

The Twilight People

1972

The Twilight People poster
4.6

A kidnapped diver is taken to an island inhabited by a mad scientist and his half-animal, half-human creations.

The Twilight People

1972

Sudden Death poster
9.0

When Ed Neilson's entire family is viciously murdered, he pleads with retired CIA operative Duke Smith (Robert Conrad) to investigate. He refuses, but relents after Neilson too meets an explosive death. Deception, international intrigue and a ruthless "syndicate of businessmen" intent on raping a South Pacific Islands nation of its resources keep the pace fast.

Sudden Death

1977

Savage Sisters poster
4.5

A corrupt General plans on smuggling one million US dollars out of the Banana Republic he dominates. Local revolutionaries plan on stealing the cash but are thwarted when a bandit leader they are working with double crosses them. A tough cop and her boyfriend help two of the female revolutionaries escape from prison hoping that they will lead them to the cash, which they plan on keeping for themselves.

Savage Sisters

1974

Savage Sisters poster
4.5

A corrupt General plans on smuggling one million US dollars out of the Banana Republic he dominates. Local revolutionaries plan on stealing the cash but are thwarted when a bandit leader they are working with double crosses them. A tough cop and her boyfriend help two of the female revolutionaries escape from prison hoping that they will lead them to the cash, which they plan on keeping for themselves.

Savage Sisters

1974

Beast of Blood poster
4.5

A mad scientist creates a monster, but after its head is cut off, he keeps it alive in a serum he has invented.

Beast of Blood

1970

Beast of Blood poster
4.5

A mad scientist creates a monster, but after its head is cut off, he keeps it alive in a serum he has invented.

Beast of Blood

1970

Beast of Blood poster
4.5

A mad scientist creates a monster, but after its head is cut off, he keeps it alive in a serum he has invented.

Beast of Blood

1970

Mad Doctor of Blood Island poster
4.2

A man who loves to travel, travels to an island where a mad doctor is creating zombies.

Mad Doctor of Blood Island

1969

Mad Doctor of Blood Island poster
4.2

A man who loves to travel, travels to an island where a mad doctor is creating zombies.

Mad Doctor of Blood Island

1969

Terror Is a Man poster
4.5

A mad scientist transforms a panther into a man-like creature that escapes and goes on a murderous rampage.

Terror Is a Man

1959

Whiteforce poster
8.3

Johnny Quinn has been set up by a drug lord and must find a way to clear his name before the bad guys and his own agency put him in the ground.

Whiteforce

1988

Beyond Atlantis poster
3.9

A band of adventurers invade a native island determined to grab a reported fortune in buried treasure.

Beyond Atlantis

1973

Beyond Atlantis poster
3.9

A band of adventurers invade a native island determined to grab a reported fortune in buried treasure.

Beyond Atlantis

1973

Ang Selosa poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ang Selosa

1948

Ang Selosa poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ang Selosa

1948

Teach Me to Love poster
2.7

Mark is a high school senior who makes a personal problem out of his parents break-up when his mother leaves home for another woman. The thought of being the butt of jokes for "having two fathers" horrifies him. All these worries and angst take the backseat when a new teacher comes to campus. Her name is Connie and she is an instant hit among the boys. It is love at first sight for Mark. However, Connie has an affair with Vincent, a married man.

Teach Me to Love

2008

As We Were poster
7.6

Set at the turn of the 20th century during the Filipino revolution against the Spaniards and, later, the American colonizers, it follows a naive peasant through his leap of faith to become a member of an imagined community.

As We Were

1976

As We Were poster
7.6

Set at the turn of the 20th century during the Filipino revolution against the Spaniards and, later, the American colonizers, it follows a naive peasant through his leap of faith to become a member of an imagined community.

As We Were

1976

As We Were poster
7.6

Set at the turn of the 20th century during the Filipino revolution against the Spaniards and, later, the American colonizers, it follows a naive peasant through his leap of faith to become a member of an imagined community.

As We Were

1976

The Raiders of Leyte Gulf poster
4.4

An American intelligence agent is captured by the Japanese in the Philippines.

The Raiders of Leyte Gulf

1963

The Raiders of Leyte Gulf poster
4.4

An American intelligence agent is captured by the Japanese in the Philippines.

The Raiders of Leyte Gulf

1963

El Indio poster
10.0

Based on Francisco V. Coching's adventure comics novel, the film tells the story of Fernando (Cesar Ramirez), a handsome and dashing Spanish mestizo who goes back to the Philippines to exact revenge on his father whom he believed abandoned him and his mother Blanquita. There, he discovers the cruel and oppressive colonial government and joins the rebels in the fight against the oppressors as El Indio.

El Indio

1953

Durugin Si Totoy Bato poster
10.0

The movie was based from a popular komiks serial by Carlo J. Caparas. It was serialized in Modern Romances and True Confessions magazine.

Durugin Si Totoy Bato

1979

The Beast of the Yellow Night poster
3.7

Satan saves Joseph Ashley from death on the condition that he become his disciple (and, as it turns out, a hairy murderous beast).

The Beast of the Yellow Night

1971

The Beast of the Yellow Night poster
3.7

Satan saves Joseph Ashley from death on the condition that he become his disciple (and, as it turns out, a hairy murderous beast).

The Beast of the Yellow Night

1971

The Beast of the Yellow Night poster
3.7

Satan saves Joseph Ashley from death on the condition that he become his disciple (and, as it turns out, a hairy murderous beast).

The Beast of the Yellow Night

1971

Cordillera poster
7.0

DESTROY THIS MAN and a fortune in diamonds is yours. A Filipino version of 1964's FLIGHT TO FURY, filmed back-to-back with that film.

Cordillera

1964

Cordillera poster
7.0

DESTROY THIS MAN and a fortune in diamonds is yours. A Filipino version of 1964's FLIGHT TO FURY, filmed back-to-back with that film.

Cordillera

1964

King and Emperor poster
7.5

Set in the 14th century, a brewing friendship between the Chinese Emperor Yong Le and the King of Sulu, Paduka Pahala is forged upon the latter's visit to China.

King and Emperor

1987

Sinong Kapiling? Sinong Kasiping? poster
NR

IF YOU SUSPECT YOUR SPOUSE OF BEING UNFAITHFUL A STORY AS NEW AS TODAY AND AS OLD AS TRUTH--YET NEVER TOLD BEFORE.

Sinong Kapiling? Sinong Kasiping?

1977

Manila, Open City poster
8.5

War 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

Manila, Open City poster
8.5

War 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

The Walls of Hell poster
5.0

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.

The Walls of Hell

1964

The Walls of Hell poster
5.0

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.

The Walls of Hell

1964