| Manila, Open City | |
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| 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]
In the final days of World War II, Allied forces approach Manila. The occupying Japanese army turns on the locals. [4]
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]
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