Manila by Night
| Manila By Night | |
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| Directed by | Ishmael Bernal |
| Produced by | Lily Y. Monteverde |
| Written by | Ishmael Bernal, Ricardo Lee |
| Starring | Charito Solis |
| Music by | The Vanishing Tribe |
| Cinematography | Ely Cruz, Sergio Lobo |
| Edited by | Augusto Salvador |
| Distributed by | Regal Films |
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Release dates
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1980 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Tagalog, English |
Manila By Night also known as City After Dark is a 1980 Filipino Gawad Urian Award winning drama film directed by critically acclaimed director Ishmael Bernal and starred Gina Alajar and Charito Solis. Released at the height of the Marcos regime, the film uncovers the other face of Manila by depicting the ugly aspects of life in the city - unemployment, prostitution, drug addiction, and lack of decent housing. Considered as one of Bernal's masterpieces, it is an epic multi-narrative of people who have shady pasts and are trying to exist in an unforgiving world.
Synopsis
The film's events take place in the course of several nights, involving various protagonists and the city itself.
Cast
- Gina Alajar
- Charmie Benavidez
- Bernardo Bernardo
- Cherie Gil as Kano
- Anton Juan
- Rio Locsin
- William Martinez
- Alma Moreno
- Orestes Ojeda
- Charito Solis
- Lorna Tolentino
- Cris Vertido
- Johnny Wilson
- Ernie Zarate
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Manila By Night at IMDb
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