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Philippine documentary films (1 C, 19 P) Pages in category "Philippine films based on actual events" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
2011 is the most fruitful year in Philippine Cinema history as 3 films produced within the year (all from Star Cinema) landed in the top 3 of the highest grossing Filipino films of all time. [80] Wenn Deramas' The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin grossed ₱331.6 million in box office and became the highest grossing local film in the Philippines. [81]
The film flashes back to March, 1942, and the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines. As U.S. Army troops under General MacArthur struggle to hold on at Bataan against the Japanese, Colonel Joseph Madden ( John Wayne ) orders one of his officers, Captain Andrés Bonifacio ( Anthony Quinn ), to shape up.
Historian and columnist John Nery notes that an important part of Luna's personal history, his non-support of the first phase of the Philippine revolution - is not mentioned in the film, although he also notes that the event takes place outside the movie's timeframe, and the film does not contradict it.
Tadhana [a] (English: Destiny) [1] is a 1978 Philippine adult animated musical fantasy comedy film written and directed by cartoonist Nonoy Marcelo in his directorial debut.The film incorporates historical fiction and satire that depicted the well-known people and mythological creatures during the Spanish colonization and its Filipino culture, presents a humorous and poignant view of the ...
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This is a list of films that deals with topics about the 1972–1981 martial law under Ferdinand Marcos. Various filmmakers made films that directly deal with the political atmosphere, provide social commentary, or chronicle the life of Filipinos during the period.
Jones Bridge Massacre (Task Force Clabio) is a 1989 Filipino crime action film based on an ambush on the Jones Bridge on June 8, 1989, in which two policemen were killed. [1] [2] Directed by Ben "M7" Yalung, the film stars Lito Lapid, Jackie Aquino, Eddie Garcia, Paquito Diaz, Berting Labra, Ruel Vernal, Robert Talabis, Rez Cortez, King Gutierrez and Edwin Reyes.