Ang Panday (1980)

Directed by

Fernando Poe Jr.

Genre

science fiction film

Country

Philippines

Runtime

2h 34m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A blacksmith named Flavio forges a magical sword to fight evil forces in a dark fantasy world. He battles monsters and villains to protect his village and loved ones.

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What happens

Ang Panday (lit. 'The Blacksmith') is a 1980 Philippine dark fantasy action film produced and directed by Fernando Poe Jr., who also stars as the titular character. It is based on the fictional comics character of the same name, created by Carlo J. Caparas and illustrated by Steve Gan. The film was followed by three sequels, which also featuring Poe as Flavio, namely Pagbabalik ng Panday (1981), Ang Panday: Ikatlong Yugto (1982) and Ang Panday IV: Ika-Apat Na Aklat (1984). All four films were shown at the Metro Manila Film Festival in their respective years. An animated television series, dubbed as the first full-length Filipino animation series, was shown in RPN 9 during the mid-1980s. It was patterned after the storyline of the first movie. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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