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Warkill
Warkill
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ferde Grofé Jr.
Written by	Ferde Grofé Jr.
Produced by	Ferde Grofé Jr.
Starring	George Montgomery; Tom Drake; Conrad Parham; Eddie Infante; Henry Duval; Joaquin Fajardo
Cinematography	Remegio Young
Edited by	Philip Innes
Music by	Gene Kauer; Douglas M. Lackey
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	May 1968;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Warkill is a 1968 American drama film written and directed by Ferde Grofé Jr. and starring George Montgomery, Tom Drake, Conrad Parham, Eddie Infante, Henry Duval and Joaquin Fajardo. It was released in May 1968, by Universal Pictures.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

{{ As World War II nears its end, American correspondent Phil Sutton arrives in the Philippines to get first-hand information on U. S. Col. John Hannegan. Sutton has written several paperback books extolling Hannegan's heroic leadership of a small band of Filipino guerrillas who are routing the remnants of Japanese troops. Sutton quickly realizes, however, that his idol is a ruthless killer who never takes prisoners, preferring to flush out the enemy and then shoot them. Sutton's revulsion at Hannegan's methods is somewhat mollified when they come across a native village where the inhabitants have been slaughtered by a fanatical Japanese officer intent upon destroying the local hospital. When the hospital's medical officer and personnel refuse to vacate their post, Hannegan reluctantly leaves some of his men behind while he takes to the hills to harass the enemy until reinforcements arrive. Sutton offers to join Hannegan and is granted permission. After delaying the attack on the hospital by hit-and-run tactics, Sutton and Hannegan return in time to help repulse the onslaught, but Hannegan is killed just before the reinforcements arrive. In spite of Hannegan's questionable methods, Sutton realizes that he will be remembered as a hero and decides to keep secret what he has learned. |date=December 2015}}

Cast

George Montgomery as Col. John Hannegan
Tom Drake as Phil Sutton
Conrad Parham as Pedrini
Eddie Infante as Dr. Fernandez
Henry Duval as Willy
Joaquin Fajardo as Max
Paul Edwards Jr. as Mike Harris
Claude Wilson as U.S. Major
Bert La Fortesa as Dr. Namura
Bruno Punzalan as Maj. Hashiri
David Michael as Sgt. Johnson

Production

In 1966 Montgomery announced he would make two films with Ferde Goff, Warkill and Ride the Tiger.^[4] The film was meant to be the first of 12 movies from Balut Productions, all directed by Goff; others were meant to include The Day of the Wolves and Ride the Tiger, also with Montgomery.^[5]

References

^ "Warkill". Afi.com. 1967-01-06. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
^ "Warkill (1968) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
^ Iotis Erlewine. "Warkill (1965) - Ferde Grofé, Jr. | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 2015-12-22.
^ Doris Day Giving Up the Chase for New Western Dorothy Manners:. The Washington Post and Times-Herald 10 Nov 1966: D24.
^ Natalie Wood in 'Garden' Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 15 June 1967: e14.