Alamat ng 7 kilabot

Alamat ng 7 kilabot
Directed by	Armando A. Herrera
Written by	Teodorico C. Santos Fred Navarro
Based on	Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa
Produced by	Fernando Poe Jr.
Starring	Fernando Poe Jr. Joseph Estrada Jess Lapid Bob Soler Zaldy Zshornack Dan Moreno Robert Talabis Van De Leon Eddie Garcia Johnny Monteiro Ramon d'Salva Lito Anzures Victor Bravo Bert Olivar Paquito Diaz Manolo Robles Dencio Padilla Rebecca Romy Diaz Andy Poe
Music by	Tony Maiquez
Production company	FPJ Productions
Release date	13 September 1967 (1967-09-13)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Tagalog

Alamat ng 7 kilabot (English: Legend of the Seven Monsters) is a 1967 Filipino action film starring Fernando Poe Jr., Joseph Estrada, Jess Lapid, Bob Soler and Zaldy Zshornack. ^[1] Set in the fictional town of San Diego, it follows seven treasure hunters battling a team of bandits to retake a town whose population has mistaken them for military forces, in a loose remake of the 1954 Akira Kurosawa film Seven Samurai .

Production

The film was directed by Armando A. Herrera from a screenplay by Teodorico C. Santos and Fred Navarro, and was produced by Fernando Poe Jr. through his company FPJ Productions. ^[2] It was released in 1967.

The film was the debut of Andy Poe, Fernando’s brother.^{[ citation needed ]}

Reception

Jio de Leon wrote that the film was "an all-star Expendables -type film before Stallone even made that a thing. It's a Filipino version of a Western, where seven cowboy-type dudes work together to find a treasure" admitting that "it tread[ed] the same water as Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai or more specifically The Magnificent Seven (a remake of the Kurosawa film in itself)." ^[3]

References

1. Zeus A. Salazar (2005). RPG Foundation (ed.). Pangulong Erap: biograpiyang sosyopulitikal at pangkalinangan ni Joseph Ejercito Estrada (in Tagalog). Vol. 1. University of Michigan. p. 84.
2. Liwayway Pub., ed. (1968). Liwayway (in Tagalog). University of Michigan. p. 84.
3. Leon, Jio de. "10 Classic Pinoy Films That Deserve a Remake". SPOT.PH. Retrieved 2025-10-07.