''Huk!'' is a 1956 American

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by John Barnwell and written by

Stirling Silliphant Stirling Dale Silliphant (January 16, 1918 – April 26, 1996) was an American screenwriter and Film producer, producer. He is best remembered for his screenplay for ''In the Heat of the Night (film), In the Heat of the Night'', for which he w ...

and filmed in the Philippines. The film stars George Montgomery,

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, John Baer, James Bell, Teddy Benavides and Mario Barri. The film was released on August 9, 1956, by

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. It is the first Philippine film of George Montgomery who would return to the islands in the 1960s to produce, direct, co-write and star in a number of Philippine films.

Plot

Greg Dickson is an American born and raised in the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. He returns to sell his deceased father's

plantation A plantation is an agricultural estate, generally centered on a plantation house, meant for farming that specializes in cash crops, usually mainly planted with a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on. The ...

after

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

and

Philippine independence The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

. His plantation ends up in the middle of the

Huk Rebellion The Hukbalahap Rebellion was a rebellion staged by former Hukbalahap or ''Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon'' (People's Army against the Japanese) soldiers against the Philippine government. It started during the Japanese occupation of the Philippin ...

, with Greg and plantation workers fighting the rebel

guerillas Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactic ...

Cast

* George Montgomery as Greg Dickson *

as Cindy Rogers * John Baer as Bart Rogers * James Bell as Stephen Rogers * Teddy Benavides as Major Balatbat * Mario Barri as Kalak * Ben Perez as Pinote

References

External links

* 1956 films 1950s action films American action films Films set in the Philippines Films shot in the Philippines Films about rebellions in the Philippines Films with screenplays by Stirling Silliphant Films scored by Albert Glasser United Artists films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{Action-film-stub