Child of Sorrow (film) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Child of Sorrow is a 1956 Philippine crime film

Crime film

Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...

directed by Lamberto V. Avellana. The film was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...

at the 29th Academy Awards

29th Academy Awards

During the 29th Academy Awards, the regular competitive category of Best Foreign Language Film was introduced, instead of only being recognized as a Special Achievement Award or as a Best Picture nominee . The first winner in this new category was Federico Fellini's La strada with Anthony Quinn and...

, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film won the Best Film Award at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival.

Cast

Rosa Rosal
Rosa Rosal
Florence Danon Gayda , better known as Rosa Rosal, is a FAMAS award-winning Filipino film actress dubbed as the "original femme fatale of Philippine cinema". She is also known for her work with the Philippine National Red Cross...

as Tita
Tony Santos as Vic
Joseph de Cordova as Kardo (as Jose de Cordova)
Vic Silayan as Father Fidel
Vic Bacani as Ipe
Leroy Salvador as Soldier
Rosa Aguirre
Rosa Aguirre
Rosa Aguirre is a Filipino actress who worked for Sampaguita Pictures and Lvn Pictures. She is married to actor Miguel Anzures and mother of former child actor Narding Anzures....

as Tinay
Oscar Keesee as Club Manager (as Oscar Keese)
Alfonso Carvajal as Customs Officer
Johnny Reyes as Army Doctor
Eddie Rodriguez as Eddie
Arturo Moran as Gerry

Cast

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