The Walls of Hell
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“Gateway to the Bloodiest Battle of the Philippines”
In the final days of the battle of Manila during World War II, fanatical Japanese naval forces barricade themselves inside the walls of Intramuros, the ancient Spanish walled city of Manila. In a suicidal last stand, the Japanese hold many thousand Filipinos captive within the fortress, despite the incessant bombardment of United States artillery. An American war correspondent, Murray, arrives at the front line where a guerrilla unit led by American Lieutenant Sorenson makes contact with a young Filipino fighter, Nardo, who has escaped the fortress through a sewer passage. Nardo proposes a plan to rescue the prisoners through the tunnel.
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Cast
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Jock Mahoney
Lt. Jim Sorenson
Known for
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Bandolero!
Fernando Poe Jr.
Sgt. Nardo Maglaya
Also in
Aguila
Ang Probinsyano
Gerardo de Leon
Ferde Grofé Jr.
Kane W Lynn
Kane W. Lynn
Michael Parsons
Papa
Known for
Too Late the Hero
Eddie Romero
Cesar Amigo
Fernando Poe Jr
Sgt. Nardo Maglaya
Felipe Sacdalan
Oscar Roncal
Joker
Also in
Cry of Battle
Manila, Open City
Eddie Romero Director · Gerardo de Leon Director Ferde Grofé Jr. Screenplay
United States release September 10, 1964 · Produced in United States, Philippines · Languages English, Tagalog
Production
Filigrana Films
Production
Hemisphere Pictures
Production · Distribution
Lynn-Romero Productions
Production
United States · Philippines
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Intramuros
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Tagalog
Release dates
Philippines · March 7, 1964
Theatrical
United States · September 10, 1964
Premiere
Denmark
April 19, 1965
Finland
October 1, 1965
Mexico
July 22, 1965
Sweden
August 23, 1965
United Kingdom
November 8, 1965
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