Banta ng Kahapon
1977 Filipino film
- Vic Vargas
- Rafael Roco, Jr.
- Roland Dantes
- Chanda Romero
- Vic Santiago
- Berg Villapando
- Marilyn Villapando
Production
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Hemisphere Pictures
Release date
- December 24, 1977 (1977-12-24)
Banta ng Kahapon (transl. Threat of Yesterday) is a 1977 Philippine action film[1] directed by Eddie Romero and starring Vic Vargas, Rafael Roco, Jr., Roland Dantes,[1] and Chanda Romero.
Set during the 1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections, it follows the motive of "guns, goons, and gold."[2]
Cast
- Vic Vargas
- Rafael Roco, Jr.
- Roland Dantes
- Chanda Romero
- Lito Legaspi
- John Soberano
- Roderick Paulate
- Ruben Rustia
- Karim Kiram
- Romero Rivera
- Henry Salcedo
- Oliva O'Hara
- Celita DeCastro
Reception
The film won the 1978 Gawad Urian Award for "Best Editing" by Ben Barcelon. It was also nominated in those awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay of 1978.[3] It was an official entry in the 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival.[4]
In 2004, the Philippines government film office lauded the movie as "Another Eddie Romero masterpiece" that closed the annual retrospective of classic films.[2]
When Romero died in 2013, the TV network ABS-CBN cited the film as one of his four most important films.[5]
Accolades
| Year | Award-Giving Body | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 1978 | Gawad Urian Awards[6] | |||
| Best Editing (Pinakamahusay na Editing) | Ben Barcelon | Won | ||
| Best Picture (Pinakamahusay na Pelikula) | Banta ng Kahapon | Nominated | ||
| Best Direction (Pinakamahusay na Direksyon) | Eddie Romero | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay (Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula) | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b Lenz III, Harry (2010). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2009. McFarland. p. 129. ISBN 978-0786441747. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ a b "In Focus: Edie Romero's "Passionate Strangers" Opens Festival of Restored Filipino Films". Philippines Government. July 12, 2004. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Banta ng kahapon (1977)". Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Banta ng kahapon (1977)". Movie reviews. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Film director Eddie Romero dies". ABS-CBN. May 28, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Gawad Urian Awards (1977)". IMDb. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
External links
- Banta ng Kahapon at IMDb
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Films directed by Eddie Romero
- Ang Kamay ng Diyos (1947)
- Selosa (1948)
- Always kay ganda mo (1949)
- Apoy sa langit (1949)
- Abogada (1949)
- Ang prinsesa at ang Pulubi (1950)
- Sabas, ang barbaro (1952)
- Buhay Alamang (1952)
- Ed Indio (1953)
- May bakas ang lumipas (1954)
- Takas! (1954)
- Torpe (1955)
- Cavalry Command (1958)
- Man on the Run (1958)
- Pitong gabi sa Paris (1960)
- Lost Battalion (1960)
- Espionage: Far East (1961)
- The Raiders of Leyte Gulf (1963)
- Ikaw Ako Ngayon Bukas (1963)
- Intramuros (1964)
- Moro Witch Doctor (1964)
- Cordillera (1965)
- The Ravagers (1965)
- The Passionate Strangers (1966)
- Wanted: Johnny L (1966)
- Manila, Open City (1968)
- Brides of Blood (1968)
- The Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1969)
- Beast of Blood (1970)
- Beast of the Yellow Night (1971)
- The Twilight People (1972)
- Black Mama White Mama (1973)
- The Woman Hunt (1973)
- Beyond Atlantis (1973)
- Savage Sisters (1974)
- Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon (1976)
- Sudden Death (1977)
- Sinong Kapiling? Sinong Kasiping? (1977)
- Banta ng kahapon (1977)
- Aguila (1980)
- Palaban (1980)
- Kamakalawa (1981)
- Desire (1982)
- Hari sa Hari, Lahi sa Lahi (1987)
- A Case of Honor (1988)
- Whiteforce (1988)
- Noli Me Tangere (1992) (TV)
- Faces of Love (2007)
- Teach Me to Love (2008)
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