Manila, Open City

Manila, Open City
Directed by	Eddie Romero
Produced by	Eddie Romero
Written by	Eddie Romero
Starring	Charito Solis; James Shigeta; Alex Nicol; John Ashley; Ric Rodgrigo; Vic Diaz;
Music by	Leopoldo Silos
Cinematography	Dik Trofeo
Edited by	Elsa Abutal
Production; company	Nepomuceno Productions
Release date	June 12, 1968;
Running time	86 mins
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino; English; Japanese;

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]

Plot

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

Cast

Charito Solis as Sor Matilde
James Shigeta as Capt. Murakami
Alex Nicol as Col. Bergen
John Ashley as Morgan
Mario Montenegro as Marcos Liwag
Ric Rodgrigo as Guerilla Commander
Vic Diaz as Col. Hamada
Ben Perez as Capt. Kondo
Nova Villa as Young Girl
Eddie Garcia
Cachupoy

Production

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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References

Server, L. (1999). Eddie Romero. Film Comment, 35(2), 44-51. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/210262875
Nocon, Ramon (27 October 2011). "Finally, a national film archive". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
Magno, Alexander T. (16 July 2015). "Old documentary films show fierce Battle of Manila". CNN Philippines.
Deocampo, Nick (2016). EIGA: Cinema in the Philippines During World War II. PublishDrive. ISBN 9786214200832.
"Award Winning Director Eddie Romero Dies at 88". Giulf Times. 30 May 2013.
Vagg, Stephen (December 2019). "A Hell of a Life: The Nine Lives of John Ashley". Diabolique Magazine.
Leavold, Andrew (2006). "Strong Coffee with a National Treasure:An Interview with Eddie Romero". Cashiers du Cinemart.
SERVER, LEE, and EDDIE ROMERO. “EDDIE ROMERO: Our Man in Manila.” Film Comment, vol. 35, no. 2, 1999, pp. 44–51. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/43455360.

External links

Manila, Open City on IMDb
Manila, Open City at BFI
Complete copy of movie at Free Movies Cinema
Manila Open City at Letter Box DVD

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[1] Server, L. (1999). Eddie Romero. Film Comment, 35(2), 44-51. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/210262875

[archive-2] Nocon, Ramon (27 October 2011). "Finally, a national film archive". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

[3] Magno, Alexander T. (16 July 2015). "Old documentary films show fierce Battle of Manila". CNN Philippines.

[4] Deocampo, Nick (2016). EIGA: Cinema in the Philippines During World War II. PublishDrive. ISBN 9786214200832.

[5] "Award Winning Director Eddie Romero Dies at 88". Giulf Times. 30 May 2013.

[vagg-6] Vagg, Stephen (December 2019). "A Hell of a Life: The Nine Lives of John Ashley". Diabolique Magazine.

[7] Leavold, Andrew (2006). "Strong Coffee with a National Treasure:An Interview with Eddie Romero". Cashiers du Cinemart.

[8] SERVER, LEE, and EDDIE ROMERO. “EDDIE ROMERO: Our Man in Manila.” Film Comment, vol. 35, no. 2, 1999, pp. 44–51. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/43455360.