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The Walls of Hell

1964 · 1h 28m · War, Drama

IMDb 5.1

A genuinely obscure WWII drama with a compelling Manila siege premise, but that 5.1 IMDb score is a red flag you can't ignore. Unless you're a completist war film buff or have a specific interest in Philippine WWII history, skip it and grab something with better execution.

Plot

In the final days of the battle of Manila during World War II, fanatical Japanese naval forces barricade themselves inside the walls of Intramuros, the ancient Spanish walled city of Manila. In a suicidal last stand, the Japanese hold many thousand Filipinos captive within the fortress, despite the incessant bombardment of United States artillery. An American war correspondent, Murray, arrives at the front line where a guerrilla unit led by American Lieutenant Sorenson makes contact with a young Filipino fighter, Nardo, who has escaped the fortress through a sewer passage. Nardo proposes a plan to rescue the prisoners through the tunnel.

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