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Moro Witch Doctor

  • 19641964
  • 1h 1m
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5.6/10
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Moro Witch Doctor (1964)
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The murders of two American plantation owners leads an Interpol agent into a battle with Filipino drug smugglers and violent religious fanatics.The murders of two American plantation owners leads an Interpol agent into a battle with Filipino drug smugglers and violent religious fanatics.The murders of two American plantation owners leads an Interpol agent into a battle with Filipino drug smugglers and violent religious fanatics.
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
16
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  • Director
    • Eddie Romero
  • Writer
    • Eddie Romero
  • Stars
    • Jock Mahoney
    • Margia Dean
    • Pancho Magalona
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  • Director
    • Eddie Romero
  • Writer
    • Eddie Romero
  • Stars
    • Jock Mahoney
    • Margia Dean
    • Pancho Magalona
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    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Jock Mahoney
    Jock Mahoney
    • CIA Agent Jefferson Starkas CIA Agent Jefferson Stark
    Margia Dean
    Margia Dean
    • Paula Cameronas Paula Cameron
    Pancho Magalona
    • Martin Gonzagaas Martin Gonzaga
    Reed Hadley
    Reed Hadley
    • Robert Collinsas Robert Collins
    Paraluman
    • Selisa Nobleas Selisa Noble
    Michael Parsons
    • Ackermanas Ackerman
    • (as Mike Parsons)
    Dale Ishimoto
    Dale Ishimoto
    • Manuel Romblonas Manuel Romblon
    Vic Diaz
    Vic Diaz
    • Salekas Salek
    Jay Ilagan
    • Mahmudas Mahmud
    Bruno Punzalan
    • Datu Sumlangas Datu Sumlang
    Nemia Velasco
    • Mulanas Mulan
    Jerry Uslander
    • Tom Cameronas Tom Cameron
    Paul Edwards Jr.
    • Arthur Krugeras Arthur Kruger
    Felisa Noble
    • Paralumanas Paraluman
    Bill Kane
      Jess Montalban
        Paquito Salcedo
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            • Eddie Romero
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            • Eddie Romero
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          CIA agent Jefferson Stark is ordered to the Philippines to investigate the double homicide of two American plantation owners, Cameron and Kruger. Authorities believe the two were killed as a result of local gun smuggling and drug dealing. Cameron's sister Paula helps Stark in his investigation, and learns her brother is still alive and has gone into hiding from the syndicate. Stark discovers the plantation is all just a cover for the crime ring's smuggling operations. A fanatical cult leader named Datu Sumlang tries to buy the property, but when Paula refuses to sell, her brother's ex-friends start getting murdered. Stark uses Paula as a lure by telling her to meet him in Manila with a suitcase full of money. She gets attacked by the supposedly dead Kruger, and Stark comes to Paula's aid and kills him. With Kruger's death, the crime ring dissolves and her brother Cameron is exonerated. —Paul Gerard Kennedy
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            • Contraband Crime Ring Turns Illicit Tribal Rites Into Deadly Profit!
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          • Trivia
            Final film of Margia Dean.
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            Featured in Aweful Movies with Deadly Earnest: Moro Witch Doctor (1971)

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          Phillippino exploiter is compromised entertainment.
          Romero's other Philippino trash monster pictures are so lively and enjoyable that we can't help wonder what happened to this one. The (obviously second thought) framing story with Reed Hadley explaining the plot suggests Stateside interference.

          There are still a few interesting scenes - notably the opening with the drugged up assassin advancing with machete, acting out the Amok ritual that is the subject of a Stephan Zweig story and the Gary Cooper movie REAL GLORY.

          The body of the film, with American white shirt hero Mahoney sorting out the bad guys, is tedious and hard to follow though there are glimpses of something more substantial as when we cut from the Moslem village to the Catholic funeral passing in urban Manila.

          The film does have curiosity value as an attempt to add a new frame of reference to the monster movie.
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          • Oct 1, 2002

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          • Release date
            • November 1964 (United States)
          • Countries of origin
            • Philippines
            • United States
          • Language
            • English
          • Also known as
            • Amok
          • Filming locations
            • Metro Manila, Philippines
          • Production companies
            • Associated Producers (API)
            • Hemisphere Pictures
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          • Runtime
            1 hour 1 minute
          • Color
            • Black and White
          • Sound mix
            • Mono
          • Aspect ratio
            • 1.37 : 1

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