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Huk! (1956)

Huk! poster
Directed by
John Barnwell
Genre
action film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An American man gets caught up in a conflict with the Huk rebellion in the Philippines. He must navigate danger and fight for survival in the jungle.

adventurouspacedruggedaction-packedearnestdatedexoticstraightforward

What happens

Huk! is a 1956 American adventure film directed by John Barnwell and written by Stirling Silliphant and filmed in the Philippines. The film stars George Montgomery, Mona Freeman, John Baer, James Bell, Teddy Benavides and Mario Barri. The film was released on August 9, 1956, by United Artists. It is the first Philippine film of George Montgomery who would return to the islands in the 1960s to produce, direct, co-write and star in a number of Philippine films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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