Jaguar (1979 film)
| Jaguar | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lino Brocka |
| Written by | |
| Based on | "The Boy Who Wanted to Become Society" by Quijano de Manila |
| Produced by | Rolando S. Atienza |
| Starring | Phillip Salvador |
| Cinematography | Conrado Baltazar |
| Edited by | Rene Tala |
| Music by | Vanishing Tribe |
Production company | Bancom Audiovision |
| Distributed by | Bancom Audiovision |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Languages | |
Jaguar is a 1979 Filipino neo noir crime film directed by Lino Brocka.[1] It was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.[2] The story is based on the real-life "Brown Derby Shooting" in 1960 as documented by Quijano de Manila in the article "The Boy Who Wanted to Become Society", later republished in the non-fiction crime anthology, Reportage on Crime (1977).[3][4]
Cast
- Phillip Salvador as Poldo Miranda
- Amy Austria as Cristy Montes
- Menggie Cobarrubias as Sonny Gaston
- Anita Linda as Mother
- Johnny Delgado as Direk San Pedro
- Mario Escudero as Mang Berto
- Jimmy Santos
- Gigi Salvador as Apple
- Joel Lamangan as Press
- Roi Vinzon as Edmon
See also
References
- ^ "LISTICLE: The Essential Films of Lino Brocka". Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Jaguar". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
- ^ Romulo, Erwin T. (26 February 2010). "Pop crimes: Quijano de Manila's 'Reportage on Crime'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ Capino, José B. (2020). Martial Law Melodrama: Lino Brocka's Cinema Politics. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 77–84. ISBN 9780520974012.
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