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Huk!

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Huk!
Directed byJohn Barnwell
Screenplay byStirling Silliphant
Based onHuk!
by Stirling Silliphant
Produced byCollier Young
StarringGeorge Montgomery
Mona Freeman
John Baer
James Bell
Teddy Benavides
Mario Barri
CinematographyWilliam E. Snyder
Edited byHelene Turner
Music byAlbert Glasser
Production
company
Pan Pacific Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • August 9, 1956 (1956-08-09)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$350,000[1]

Huk! is a 1956 American adventure film directed by John Barnwell and written by Stirling Silliphant and filmed in the Philippines. The film stars George Montgomery, Mona Freeman, John Baer, James Bell, Teddy Benavides and Mario Barri. The film was released on August 9, 1956, by United Artists.[2][3] It is the first Philippine film of George Montgomery who would return to the islands in the 1960s to produce, direct, co-write and star in a number of Philippine films.

Plot

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Greg Dickson is an American born and raised in the Philippines. He returns to sell his deceased father's plantation after World War II and Philippine independence. His plantation ends up in the middle of the Huk Rebellion, with Greg and plantation workers fighting the rebel guerillas.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Collier Young's Happy Times with Filipinos". Variety. 16 May 1956. p. 7.
  2. ^ "Huk! (1956) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Huk". TV Guide. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
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