Manila, Open City (1968)
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Directors
Eddie Romero
Cast
Charito Solis, Mario Montenegro, Ric Rodrigo, Alex Nicol, James Shigeta, John Ashley, Nova Villa, Lauro Delgado, Oscar Roncal, Vic Diaz
The story
In the final days of World War II, Allied forces approach Manila. The occupying Japanese army turns on the locals.
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War Film, war film
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