Only the Brave Know Hell

Only the Brave Know Hell
Only the Brave Know Hell
	United States theatrical release poster
Directed by	Eddie Romero
Written by	Cesar J. Amigo; E.F. Romero;
Produced by	Eddie Romero; Kane W. Lynn;
Starring	John Saxon; Fernando Poe Jr.; Bronwyn FitzSimons;
Cinematography	Mars Rasca
Edited by	Joven Calub
Music by	Tito Arevalo
Production; companies	Hemisphere Pictures; Filipinas Productions;
Distributed by	Hemisphere Pictures; Independent-International Pictures Corp.; New Gold Entertainment;
Release dates	February 7, 1965 (Philippines); November 24, 1965 (Boston); December 1965 (United States);
Running time	88 minutes
Countries	Philippines; United States;
Languages	English; Pilipino; Japanese;

Only the Brave Know Hell (released in the United States as The Ravagers) is a 1965 Filipino-American war drama film directed by Eddie Romero and co-written by Romero and Cesar Amigo, starring John Saxon, Fernando Poe Jr. and Vic Diaz. It was produced by Hemisphere Pictures, which consisted of Eddie Romero, Kane W. Lynn and Irwin Pizor. In the Philippines, the Pilipino-language version was entitled Hanggang May Kalaban (lit. 'Until There Are Enemies') while the English-dubbed version was entitled Only the Brave Know Hell,^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] both of which were released in February 1965, while in the United States, it was released as The Ravagers in December 1965.

The film is set in the Philippines during World War II. It is about a band of brave Filipino guerrillas who battle with the last remaining Japanese occupation forces.^[7] The film was advertised as "the biggest war film ever filmed in the Philippines". Lead actress Bronwyn FitzSimons was the daughter of actress Maureen O'Hara.^[8]

It was one of several war movies Saxon made outside Hollywood.^[9]

^ "The Ravagers". TCM. Turner Classic Movies, Inc. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ International Television Almanac. Quigley Publishing Company. 1982. p. 372. ISBN 9780900610271. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ Leavold, Andrew (2006). "Strong Coffee with a National Treasure:An Interview with Eddie Romero". Cashiers du Cinemart.
^ SERVER, LEE; EDDIE ROMERO (1999). "EDDIE ROMERO: Our Man in Manila". Film Comment. 35 (2): 44–51. JSTOR 43455360.
^ Ching, Mark Angelo (October 17, 2019). "Fernando Poe Jr: Da King of Philippine movies". PEP. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
^ Benoza, Paulea. "FPJ in retrospect: A guide to Da King's most memorable films". Star Studio. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^ Only the Brave Know Hell at Rotten Tomatoes
^ Dolor, Danny (November 14, 2015). "FPJ-Saxon starrer: Tagalog, English versions showing simultaneously". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
^ Vagg, Stephen (July 29, 2020). "The Top Twelve Stages of Saxon". Filmink.

[1] "The Ravagers". TCM. Turner Classic Movies, Inc. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

[2] International Television Almanac. Quigley Publishing Company. 1982. p. 372. ISBN 9780900610271. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

[3] Leavold, Andrew (2006). "Strong Coffee with a National Treasure:An Interview with Eddie Romero". Cashiers du Cinemart.

[4] SERVER, LEE; EDDIE ROMERO (1999). "EDDIE ROMERO: Our Man in Manila". Film Comment. 35 (2): 44–51. JSTOR 43455360.

[5] Ching, Mark Angelo (October 17, 2019). "Fernando Poe Jr: Da King of Philippine movies". PEP. Retrieved 28 December 2019.

[6] Benoza, Paulea. "FPJ in retrospect: A guide to Da King's most memorable films". Star Studio. Retrieved January 8, 2020.

[7] Only the Brave Know Hell at Rotten Tomatoes

[8] Dolor, Danny (November 14, 2015). "FPJ-Saxon starrer: Tagalog, English versions showing simultaneously". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

[filmink-9] Vagg, Stephen (July 29, 2020). "The Top Twelve Stages of Saxon". Filmink.

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