Ang Panday (1980 film)

Ang Panday (lit.'The Blacksmith') is a 1980 Filipino action-fantasy film produced and directed by Fernando Poe Jr., who also stars as the titular character. It is based on the fictional comics character of the same name, created by Carlo J. Caparas and illustrated by Steve Gan.

Ang Panday
Theatrical poster of the digitally-restored release
Directed byRonwaldo Reyes
Screenplay byFred Navarro
Story byCarlo J. Caparas
Based onAng Panday
by Carlo J. Caparas and Steve Gan
Produced byFPJ
StarringFernando Poe, Jr.
CinematographyVer Reyes
Edited byAugusto Salvador
Music byErnani Cuenco
Production
company
FPJ Productions
Release date
Running time
114 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino

The film was followed by three sequels, which also featuring Poe as Flavio, namely Pagbabalik ng Panday (1981), Ang Panday: Ikatlong Yugto (1982) and Ang Panday IV: Ika-Apat Na Aklat (1984). All four films were shown at the Metro Manila Film Festival in their respective years.

An animated TV series, dubbed as the first full-length Filipino animation series, was shown in RPN 9 during the mid-1980s. It was patterned after the storyline of the first movie.

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