Summary Based on a popular comics novel serialized in Pilipino Komiks from 1953 - 1954, it tells the 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. Thus, Dumagit grows up with a deer, monkey, and other animals Twenty years later, Federico Olivar, brother of Joaquin Olivar, comes to the island to look for his brother. He brings back Dumagit to civilization but Dumagit decides to stay in the jungle with his amazon girlfriend, Marabini. This film is the Philippine version of Tarzan. View more details
Directed : Armando Garces
Written : Francisco V. Coching
Stars : Cesar Ramirez Van De Leon Myrna Delgado Lolita Rodriguez
Genres : Action
Release date : Dec 10, 1954
Countries of origin : Philippines
Language : Filipino Tagalog
Production companies : Sampaguita Pictures
Summary Based on a popular comics novel serialized in Pilipino Komiks from 1953 - 1954, it tells the 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. Thus, Dumagit grows up with a deer, monkey, and other animals Twenty years later, Federico Olivar, brother of Joaquin Olivar, comes to the island to look for his brother. He brings back Dumagit to civilization but Dumagit decides to stay in the jungle with his amazon girlfriend, Marabini. This film is the Philippine version of Tarzan. View more details
Genres : Action
Release date : Dec 10, 1954
Countries of origin : Philippines
Language : Filipino Tagalog
Production companies : Sampaguita Pictures
