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Intramuros (1964)

Intramuros poster
Directed by
Eddie Romero
Genre
war film
Country
Philippines
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During World War II, a group of Filipino and American soldiers defend the walled city of Intramuros against Japanese forces. The film follows their struggle to hold the fortress amid the chaos of war.

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What happens

The Walls of Hell, also known as Intramuros, is a 1964 Philippine-American film directed by Eddie Romero and Gerardo de Leon and starring Jock Mahoney. The film was made back-to-back with Moro Witch Doctor (1964). It was produced by Hemisphere Pictures (owned by Eddie Romero, Irwin Pizor and Kane W. Lynn). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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