Directing
Lamberto V. Avellana
Born February 12, 1915 · Bontoc, Mountain Province, Philippine Islands
Died April 25, 1991 · aged 76
Lamberto Vera Avellana NA February 12, 1915 – April 25, 1991) was a prominent Filipino film and stage director. Despite considerable budgetary limitations that hampered the post-war Filipino film industry, Avellana's films such as Anak Dalita and Badjao attained international acclaim. In 1976, Avellana was named by President Ferdinand Marcos as the first National Artist of the Philippines for Film…
Known For
Sarjan Hassan · 1958Sarjan Hassan
★ 8.01958
MovieActionWar
Hassan (P. Ramlee) is 10 when his father died. His mother had died when he was younger. His late father's boss feels sorry for Hassan and adopts him. However, Hassan's foster father's own child, Aziz (Jins Shamsudin) is jealous of Hassan and hates him. When both of them have fully grown up, Aziz and Buang (Salleh Kamil) always bully Hassan. At the same time, Salmah (Saadiah) has developed a crush towards Hassan, fuelling Aziz's fury. When the Second World War is approaching, the Royal Malay Regiment begins recruiting young soldiers.
The Evil Within · 1970The Evil Within
★ 9.01970
MovieDramaThriller
Interpol follows a fat man from Tokyo to Hong Kong to Manila as he takes care of business for an opium empire.
Prinsipe Amante · 1950Prinsipe Amante
1950
MovieFantasy
One of the first colored films to be produced in the Philippines.
In Despair · 1950In Despair
1950
MovieDramaRomance
A story about Manuel a sickly musician who meets Shelly a beautiful store manager.
Ang Bombero · 1950Ang Bombero
1950
MovieDrama
A hotheaded man becomes a firefighter and is morally tested by other firefighters to join them in an illegal racket.
Sakay · 1939Sakay
★ 8.01939
MovieDramaWar
The story of the life and death of Macario Sakay, the President of the Tagalog Republic and one of the last Filipino generals to surrender to the American forces during the American colonial period.
No Man Is an Island · 1962No Man Is an Island
★ 6.21962
MovieActionDrama
The true story of George Tweed, an American sailor who became the only serviceman on the island of Guam to avoid capture by the Japanese during the early years of World War II.
Kapitan Kulas · 1975Kapitan Kulas
★ 9.01975
MovieActionDrama
A story about Kulas whose land papers were stolen by the Spaniards and he went and got it back, but by doing so made him a wanted man so he left to live in the mountains and became a rebel captain and fought the Spaniards.
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