The Sea Gypsies (1957)
June 3, 1957Release Date
The Sea Gypsies (1957)
June 3, 1957Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Rosa Rosal
Bala Amai
Tony Santos
Hassan
Leroy Salvador
Asid
Joseph de Cordova
Datu Tahil
Vic Silayan
Jikiri
Oscar Keesee
Ismail
Lamberto V. Avellana
Director
Rolf Bayer
Writer
Pedro Faustino
Badjao Chief
Francisco Buencamino Jr.
Composer
Arturo Moran
Taosug Guard
Mike Accion
Cinematographer
Tony Dantes
Badjao Guard
Enrique Jarlego
Editor
Gerry Gabaldon
Graib
Francisco Balangue
Set Decoration
Narcisa de Leon
Executive Producer
Teody Carmona
Art Direction
July P. Hidalgo
Sound Engineer
Ariston de la Paz
Set Decoration
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Badjao: The Sea Gypsies is a 1957 Philippine adventure drama film directed by National Artist Lamberto V. Avellana. The film was written by Rolf Bayer and stars Rosa Rosal, Tony Santos, Sr., Leroy Salvador, Vic Silayan, and Pedro Faustino. It tells a love story between Hassan, a Badjao man and Bala Amai, a Tausug woman whose differences were accepted by both sides but the Moro people attempted to destroy their lives.
Avellana won best director for the film at the 1957 Asian Film Festival. The film also won for best screenplay, best cinematography (for Mike Accion), and best editing (for Gregorio Carballo).The Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences gave LVN Pictures the 1957 International Prestige Award for the film. The film was screened at the Vancouver Film Festival (Vancouver, Canada) in 1961, the Edinburgh International Film Festival (Edinburgh, United Kingdom) in 1962, and the Coronado Film Festival in 1963.