''Noli Me Tángere'' is a 1961

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film co-written and directed by

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. Based on the 1887 novel of the same name by José Rizal, it stars Eduardo del Mar, Edita Vital, Johnny Monteiro, Oscar Keesee, Teody Belarmino, and

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. The film was released on June 16, 1961, timed with the centenary of Rizal's birth. ''Noli Me Tángere'' won five

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s, including

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and

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. The film is now considered a classic in Philippine cinema.

Cast

* Eduardo del Mar as Crisostomo Ibarra *Edita Vital as

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* Johnny Monteiro as Padre Salvi *Oscar Keesee as

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* Teody Belarmino as Tarcilo *

as Elias * Ramon d'Salva as Alferez *

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as Maestro *

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as Lucas *Nello Nayo as Don Filipo *Engracio Ibarra as Don Tiago *Lilian Laing de Leon as Dña. Victorina *Veronica Palileo as Isabel *Joseph de Cordova as Pablo *Manny Ojeda as Tenyente Guevarra *Fred Gonzales as Pilosopong Tacio *Lito Anzures as Sarhento *

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as Alkalde *Jose Garcia as Kapitan Heneral *Pianing Vidal as Dr. Espadaña *Dely Villanueva as Dña. Consolacion *Luis San Juan as Pedro *Francisco Cruz as Gobernadorcillo *Salvador Zaragoza as Sakristan Mayor * Jerry Pons as Linares *Lina Cariño as Sisa * Dik Trofeo

Production

Filipino painter Carlos V. Francisco served as the production designer for ''Noli Me Tángere''. Filmmaker

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 Philippi ...

, who had intended to write his own film adaptation of José Rizal's '' Noli Me Tángere'' prior to the production of

's film, stated that de León had only a limited amount of time to create the film, and as a result, Romero found the film unable to fully adapt the novel as he would wish. Romero would eventually receive the opportunity to direct his television adaptation of the novel in 1992.

Restoration

In 1989, the only surviving film print of ''Noli Me Tángere'' was discovered to be in poor condition, upon which the German Embassy of the Philippines and Goethe-Institut requested the

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of Germany to retrieve and rescue the film. In Koblenz, Germany, the film was successfully restored by Fruitzer Black Archive and the Federal Film Archive, and within the same year was sent back to the Philippines. The

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later made a copy of the restored negative, with the duplicate print used for the 1990 premiere of the remastered version at the

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Re-release

As part of the 150th anniversary celebration of José Rizal's birth, ''Noli Me Tángere'' was given a re-release in select SM Cinemas throughout the Philippines in June 2011.

Accolades

References

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