La vida de Jose Rizal

La vida de Jose Rizal (The life of Jose Rizal), released in 1912, was the first feature film produced in the Philippines. It was however not the first film released in the country—a rival film, El fusilamiento de Dr. Jose Rizal was released on August 23, one day earlier.[1] La Vida is a silent film that depicts the life of José Rizal, the country's national hero, from his birth to his execution in Luneta.[1]

La vida de Jose Rizal
Directed byEdward Gross
Produced byHarry Brown
Written byEdward Gross
StarringHonorio Lopez
Titay Molina
Chananay
CinematographyCharles Martin
Distributed byRizalina Photoplay Company
Release date
  • 23 August 1912 (1912-08-23)
CountryPhilippines

Americans Harry Brown (producer), Charles Martin (cinematographer), and Edward Gross (scenery), founded the Rizalina Photoplay Company in 1912 to produce the film, which was adapted from a 1905 stage play by Gross.[1] Containing 22 scenes, the movie's film had a length of 5,000 feet.[1]

The film, together with its rival, garnered financial success and the producers were encouraged to produce other Filipino-themed films.[1]

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References
  1. Sotto, Agustin (1992). Pelikula: an essay on the Philippine film, 1897-1960 (PDF). Cultural Center of the Philippines. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2014-05-04.


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