Huk! Explained

Huk!
Director:John Barnwell
Producer:Collier Young
Screenplay:Stirling Silliphant
Starring:George Montgomery
Mona Freeman
John Baer
James Bell
Teddy Benavides
Mario Barri
Music:Albert Glasser
Cinematography:William E. Snyder
Editing:Helene Turner
Studio:Pan Pacific Productions
Distributor:United Artists
Runtime:84 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
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

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

Notes and References

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