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The Walls of Hell (1964)
Not Rated
88 min | Drama, War

The Walls of Hell (1964)

Not Rated

88 min | Drama, War

This 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 ...See moreThis 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 See less

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25 cast members

Name	Known for
Jock Mahoney Lt. Jim Sorenson Lt. Jim Sorenson See fewer	The Land Unknown (1957)
Fernando Poe Jr. Sgt. Nardo Maglaya Sgt. Nardo Maglaya See fewer	Eseng ng Tondo (1997)
Michael Parsons Papa (as Mike Parsons) Papa (as Mike Parsons) See fewer	High Velocity (1976)
Oscar Roncal Joker Joker See fewer	Lagablab sa Maribojoc (1964)
Paul Edwards Jr. Murray Murray See fewer	Combat Killers (1970)
Ely Ramos Jr. Jose Jose See fewer	Santa Fe (1973)
Fred Galang Pedring Pedring See fewer	Igorota (1968)
Vance Skarstedt Major Briggs Major Briggs See fewer	No Place to Land (1958)
Cecilia Lopez Tina Tina See fewer	Sa atin ang daigdig (1963)
Arsenio Alonzo Actor Actor See fewer	Sutlang Bakal (1960)
Claude Wilson Major Major See fewer	Cry of Battle (1963)
Pedro Navarro Actor Actor See fewer	Ladrão, Precisa-se!... (1946)
Carpi Asturias Actor Actor See fewer	Black Mama White Mama (1973)
Andres Centenera Actor Actor See fewer	Beyond Atlantis (1973)
Paquito Salcedo Actor Actor See fewer	Once a Moth (1976)
Alex Swanbeck Actor Actor See fewer	The Walls of Hell (1964)
Tommy Romulo Actor Actor See fewer	7 gabi sa Hong Kong (1966)
Willie Salcedo Actor Actor See fewer	Sarah Sollente (1962)
Angel Buenaventura Actor Actor See fewer	1041 Mabini, hatinggabi (1979)
George Kramer Actor Actor See fewer	Poor Devil (1973)
Jess Montalban Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	Bale Todo (1962)
Walter Phelps Soldier (uncredited) Soldier (uncredited) See fewer	Flight to Fury (1964)
Ben Sanchez Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	Sa Bawa't Hakbang... Panganib (1965)
Reynaldo Sibaldo Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	The Walls of Hell (1964)
Angelo Ventura Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited) See fewer	Batang City Jail (1978)