Poster for Dumagit

Dumagit

1954 1 hour 13 minutes

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A story of the boy Dumagit who grows up in the jungle with his guardian and animal friends. Dr. Joaquin Olivar and his pregnant wife Marina hide in a remote island after Olivar was accused of a crime and Marina feared being ostracized. Marina dies after giving birth to a baby boy, David. Olivar takes care of the baby on his own and gives him the nickname Dumagit. Later, Olivar is killed by a group of men who came into the island to hunt animals. Twenty years later, Federico Olivar, brother of Joaquin Olivar, comes to the island to look for his brother. This film is the Philippine version of Tarzan.

Released

11th December 1954

71 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 13 minutes

Finishes at 8:23pm

Directed by

Armando Garces

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Written by

Francisco V. Coching

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