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Rodrigo de Villa (1952)

Rodrigo de Villa poster
Directed by
Rempo Unip
Genre
action, fantasy
Country
Indonesia
Runtime
2h 30m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a 1952 historical drama co-produced by the Philippines and Indonesia. It tells the story of Rodrigo de Villa, a legendary Filipino hero. Two versions were shot with different actors for each country.

historicaldramaticvisually colorfulformalearnestdatedslow paced

What happens

Rodrigo de Villa is an Indonesian-Philippine historical drama film released in 1952. It was co-produced by Philippine-based LVN Studio and Indonesia-based Persari. The film is the first international co-production done by a Filipino film studio with a studio outside the Philippines. Done in Ansco Color, the Rodrigo de Villa is the first Indonesian film production in color. Two versions of the film were made with each version having a different casting. The Philippine version was directed by Gregorio Fernandez while the Indonesian version was directed by Rempo Urip. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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