''The Walls of Hell'', also known as ''Intramuros'' is a 1964 Philippine-American film directed by

Eddie Romero Edgar Sinco Romero, (July 7, 1924 – May 28, 2013), commonly known as Eddie Romero, was a Filipino film director, film producer and screenwriter. Early life Romero was born on July 7, 1924. His father was José E. Romero, the first Philipp ...

and

Gerardo de Leon Gerardo may refer to: People Given name Gerardo is the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of the male given name Gerard. * Gerardo Amarilla (born 1969), Uruguayan politician * Gerardo Bonilla (born 1975), Puerto Rican-born professional race ca ...

and starring

Jock Mahoney Jacques Joseph O'Mahoney (February 7, 1919 – December 14, 1989), known professionally as Jock Mahoney, was an American actor and stuntman. He starred in two Action/Adventure television series, ''The Range Rider'' and ''Yancy Derringer''. He ...

. The film was made back-to-back with ''

Moro Witch Doctor ''Moro Witch Doctor'' ( fil, Amok) is a 1964 Filipino adventure film written and directed by Eddie Romero, and co-produced by Romero, Kane W. Lynn and Irwin Pizor (doing business as "Hemisphere Pictures"). The film stars Jock Mahoney, Margia Dean, ...

'' (1964). It was produced by

Hemisphere Pictures Hemisphere Pictures was a film production and distribution company that specialised in movies from the Philippines. More information is available at ''Kane W. Lynn''. Filmography * Terror Is a Man (1959) * The Walls of Hell (1964) * Moro Witch D ...

(owned by Eddie Romero, Irwin Pizor and

Kane W. Lynn Kane W. Lynn (1919–1975) was an American film producer who made a number of movies in the Philippines with producer Irwin Pizor and Filipino director Eddie Romero as Hemisphere Pictures, or the ''House of Horror'' as they often referred to them ...

Synopsis

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 ...

during the Battle of Manila, fanatical Japanese soldiers fighting for their lives barricade themselves inside the walls of "

Intramuros Intramuros (Latin for "inside the walls") is the historic walled area within the city of Manila, the capital of the Philippines. It is administered by the Intramuros Administration with the help of the city government of Manila. Present-day I ...

", the ancient Spanish walled city of

Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...

. The United States artillery is bombing them continuously, and the Japanese are holding thousands of innocent Filipino citizens hostage. An American reporter named Murray (Paul Edwards Jr.) arrives at the front where a guerrilla unit led by a Lt. Sorenson (

) makes contact with a young Filipino guerilla named Nardo (

Fernando Poe Jr. Ronald Allan Kelley Poe (August 20, 1939 – December 14, 2004), known professionally as Fernando Poe Jr., and often referred to by his initials FPJ, was a Filipino actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and politician. His long and s ...

) who had escaped from Intramuros through a sewer tunnel. Nardo tells Sorenson that his wife is among the prisoners and that the sewer system can be used to rescue the hostages. As shells rain down on the walled city, the American forces invade the area. Sorenson is reunited with his wife, and the military forces its way into the burning city.

Cast

as Lt. Jim Sorenson *

as Sgt. Nardo Maglaya * Michael Parsons as Papa * Oscar Roncal as Joker * Paul Edwards Jr. as Murray * Ely Ramos Jr. as Jose * Fred Galang as Pedring * Vance Skarstedt as Maj. Briggs * Cecilia Lopez as Tina * Arsenio Alonzo *

Claude Wilson Claude William Wilson (12 May 1858 – 29 June 1881) was an English amateur footballer who played in the 1880 FA Cup Final for Oxford University and made two appearances for England. Career Education Wilson was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire, a ...

as Major * Pedro Navarro * Carpi Asturias * Andres Centenera * Paquito Salcedo * Alex Swanbeck * Tommy Romulo * Willie Salcedo * Angel Buenaventura * George Kramer

References

External links

* *
''The Walls of Hell''
at

TCMDB Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. Launched in 1994, Turner Classic Movies is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of Atl ...

Films directed by Eddie Romero 1964 films Films shot in the Philippines Philippine war films Pacific War films 1964 war films {{Philippines-film-stub

Synopsis

Cast

See also

References

External links