Intramuros
Directed by Eddie Romero, Gerardo de LeonThis gritty, atmospheric war movie dramatizes a chapter of World War II history in which 10,000 Japanese soldiers, fearing execution if they surrendered, disobeyed their own superiors' orders and barricaded themselves in Manila's Intramuros section along with a thousand or so unfortunate civilians. The walled city-within-the-city was built by Spanish colonialists from 1590 onward. Leading Allied forces trying to wear the trapped Axis troops' resistance down is Jock Mahoney as a gruff American officer carrying a big load of guilt from a prior operation gone wrong. Shot in impressive chiaroscuro-lit black-and-white on location, this was a fairly rare U.S. coproduction at the time, though the Philippines would shortly become a hub for English- language exploitation movies (with co-directors Eddie Romero and Gerardo de Leon among the busiest creators of features designed for both local and overseas audiences). WALLS OF HELL must have been a bittersweet project for de Leon: during WW2 he was forced to make propaganda films by Japanese occupiers even as he secretly worked against them in the underground resistance. - Dennis Harvey
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Intramuros was released on March 7, 1964.
Intramuros was directed by Eddie Romero, Gerardo de Leon.
Intramuros has a runtime of 88m.
Intramuros was produced by Eddie Romero.
The key characters in Intramuros are Lt. Jim Sorenson (Jock Mahoney), Sgt. Nardo Maglaya (Fernando Poe Jr.), Papa (Michael Parsons).
Intramuros is rated Not Rated.
Intramuros is a War, Drama film.
Intramuros has an audience rating of 5.2 out of 10.