1977 Filipino film
Banta ng Kahapon Theatrical release poster
Directed by Eddie Romero Screenplay by Eddie Romero Story by Eddie Romero Produced by Antonio Co Starring Cinematography Justo Paulino Edited by Ben Barcelon Music by
Vic Santiago
Berg Villapando
Marilyn Villapando Production
Release date
December 24, 1977 (1977-12-24 ) Country Philippines Language Filipino
Banta ng Kahapon transl. Threat of Yesterday ) is a 1977 Philippine action film [ 1] Eddie Romero and starring Vic Vargas , Rafael Roco, Jr. , Roland Dantes ,[ 1] Chanda Romero .
Set during the 1969 Philippine House of Representatives elections , it follows the motive of "guns, goons, and gold ."[ 2]
Cast
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] 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
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 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 .
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