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1977 Filipino film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Directed by | Eddie Romero |
Screenplay by | Eddie Romero |
Story by | Eddie Romero |
Produced by | Antonio Co |
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Cinematography | Justo Paulino |
Edited by | Ben Barcelon |
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Country | Philippines |
Language | Filipino |
Set during the 1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections, it follows the motive of "guns, goons, and gold."[2]
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]
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 |
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