Ishmael Bernal

Ishmael Bernal

Directing
Born 1938-09-30 Died 1996-06-02 Manila, Philippines 59 credits
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Ishmael Bernal (September 30, 1938 – June 2, 1996) was a Filipino film, stage and television director, actor and screenwriter. Noted for melodramas with feminist and moral themes, he directed many landmark Filipino films such as Pagdating sa Dulo (1971), Nunal sa Tubig (1976), Manila by Night (1980), Himala (1982), and Working Girls (1984). Bernal was declared a National Artist of the Philippines in 2001.
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Filmography
Directing 51 credits
At the Top
At the Top
1971 · Director, Writer
An Affair
An Affair
1982 · Director, Story
Manila by Night
Manila by Night
1980 · Director, Writer
A Speck in the Water
A Speck in the Water
1976 · Director
Boy Kodyak
Boy Kodyak
1979 · Director
Miracle
Miracle
1982 · Director
Working Girls
Working Girls
1984 · Director
Salawahan
Salawahan
1979 · Director
The Graduates
The Graduates
1986 · Director
Mahal Kita, Walang Iba
Mahal Kita, Walang Iba
1992 · Director, Screenplay
Shake, Rattle & Roll
Shake, Rattle & Roll
1984 · Director
Bilibid Boys
Bilibid Boys
1981 · Director
Wrenched From Heaven
Wrenched From Heaven
1985 · Director
El Vibora
El Vibora
1972 · Director
Tisoy!
Tisoy!
1977 · Director
Pabling
Pabling
1981 · Director, Story
Lumapit, Lumayo ang Umaga
Lumapit, Lumayo ang Umaga
1975 · Director, Screenplay
Working Girls 2
Working Girls 2
1987 · Director
Smouldering Tears
Smouldering Tears
1988 · Director
Envy
Envy
1987 · Director
Wating
Wating
1994 · Director
Bad Example: I Have Seven Wives
Bad Example: I Have Seven Wives
1974 · Director, Screenplay
Sleeping Dragon
Sleeping Dragon
1975 · Director
Dalawang Pugad... Isang Ibon
Dalawang Pugad... Isang Ibon
1977 · Director, Screenplay
Bakit May Pag-ibig Pa?
Bakit May Pag-ibig Pa?
1979 · Director
Will I Always Be a Woman?
Will I Always Be a Woman?
1978 · Director
You Are Mine
You Are Mine
1978 · Director, Story
Storm Surge!
Storm Surge!
1971 · Director
Mister Mo, Lover Boy Ko
Mister Mo, Lover Boy Ko
1975 · Director
Gamitin Mo Ako
Gamitin Mo Ako
1985 · Director
To Live Another Day
To Live Another Day
1989 · Director
Ito Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak?
Ito Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak?
1982 · Director, Screenplay
Broken Marriage
Broken Marriage
1983 · Director
Si Popeye, Atbp
Si Popeye, Atbp
1973 · Director
Walang Katapusang Tag-araw
Walang Katapusang Tag-araw
1977 · Director, Screenplay
Good Morning, Sunshine
Good Morning, Sunshine
1980 · Director
Isang Gabi sa Iyo... Isang Gabi sa Akin
Isang Gabi sa Iyo... Isang Gabi sa Akin
1978 · Director
Girlfriend
Girlfriend
1980 · Director, Story
I Can't Forget You
I Can't Forget You
1982 · Director
Menor de Edad
Menor de Edad
1979 · Director
Till Death Do Us Part
Till Death Do Us Part
1972 · Director
Pleasure
Pleasure
1979 · Director, Story
Wild Flower
Wild Flower
1976 · Director
Vein Wound
Vein Wound
1980 · Director
Zoom, Zoom, Superman!
Zoom, Zoom, Superman!
1973 · Director
Fridge
Fridge
1984 · Director
Anna Karenina: Babaing Hiwalay sa Asawa
Anna Karenina: Babaing Hiwalay sa Asawa
1976 · Director
Now and Forever
Now and Forever
1973 · Director
Galawgaw
Galawgaw
1982 · Director, Screenplay
Inspiration
Inspiration
1972 · Director
Scotch on the Rocks to Remember, Black Coffee to Forget
Scotch on the Rocks to Remember, Black Coffee to Forget
1976 · Director
Writing 15 credits
At the Top
At the Top
1971 · Director, Writer
An Affair
An Affair
1982 · Director, Story
Manila by Night
Manila by Night
1980 · Director, Writer
Mahal Kita, Walang Iba
Mahal Kita, Walang Iba
1992 · Director, Screenplay
Pabling
Pabling
1981 · Director, Story
Lumapit, Lumayo ang Umaga
Lumapit, Lumayo ang Umaga
1975 · Director, Screenplay
Bad Example: I Have Seven Wives
Bad Example: I Have Seven Wives
1974 · Director, Screenplay
Dalawang Pugad... Isang Ibon
Dalawang Pugad... Isang Ibon
1977 · Director, Screenplay
You Are Mine
You Are Mine
1978 · Director, Story
Ito Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak?
Ito Ba Ang Ating Mga Anak?
1982 · Director, Screenplay
Walang Katapusang Tag-araw
Walang Katapusang Tag-araw
1977 · Director, Screenplay
Girlfriend
Girlfriend
1980 · Director, Story
Pleasure
Pleasure
1979 · Director, Story
Ah, Ewan! Basta sa Maynila Pa Rin Ako!
Ah, Ewan! Basta sa Maynila Pa Rin Ako!
1970 · Story
Galawgaw
Galawgaw
1982 · Director, Screenplay
Acting 5 credits
Noli Me Tangere
Noli Me Tangere
1993 · Kapitan Valentin
Himala Ngayon
Himala Ngayon
2012 · Self (archive footage)
Brocka x Bernal
Brocka x Bernal
2024 · Self (archival footage)
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
Visions Cinema: Film in the Philippines - A Report by Tony Rayns
1983 · Self
Bomba Bernal
Bomba Bernal
2025 · Self
Other credits 2 credits
Annie Batungbakal
Annie Batungbakal
1979
Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare
Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare
1993
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