Darna (1951)

Directed by

Fernando Poe, Sr.

Genre

superhero film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A superhero film follows a woman who transforms into a powerful hero to fight a snake-haired villain named Valentina. It is the first movie adaptation of the popular Filipino comic character Darna.

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What happens

Darna is the first film featuring the Pilipino Komiks character Darna. The film was released on May 31, 1951, by Royal Films. It was directed by Fernando Poe Sr. and written by Mars Ravelo, the creator of Darna. Long thought to be entirely lost, Howie Severino and his crew from i-Witness discovered in 2005 an incomplete copy of the film in Thailand lasting 40 minutes, with audio removed, and only featuring scenes of the villain Valentina. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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