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title: Krus Na Kawayan film poster (Tagalog-English, distributed in Manila)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/krus-na-kawayan-film-poster-tagalog-manila-1956/
description: An advertising sheet for the film 'Krus Na Kawayan' (Cross of Bamboo), billing Manuel Conde in Vinh Noan's picture with Aida Carino.
section: Collection
---

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[![Krus Na Kawayan film poster, 1956 US poster: An advertising sheet for the film 'Krus Na Kawayan' (Cross of Bamboo), billing](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/krus-na-kawayan-film-poster-tagalog-manila-1956.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/krus-na-kawayan-film-poster-tagalog-manila-1956.jpg)

# Krus Na Kawayan film poster (Tagalog-English, distributed in Manila)

An advertising sheet for the film 'Krus Na Kawayan' (Cross of Bamboo), billing Manuel Conde in Vinh Noan's picture with Aida Carino, Ding Tello and Myrna Mirasol. A large head-and-shoulders portrait is set against a bamboo cross, a tank, and drawn scenes of combat and civilians in distress. Banners read 'a new meaning to entertainment!' and 'Biggest action picture made in Asia..!'. The tell is glittering generalities: unsupported superlatives sell the film.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
a NEW meaning to ENTERTAINMENT!

[emblem: RR PICTURES] presents
MANUEL CONDE
in
VINH NOAN'S
KRUS NA KAWAYAN
co-starring
AIDA CARIÑO
DING TELLO
MYRNA MIRASOL

BIGGEST action picture made in Asia..!
```

Title 'Krus Na Kawayan' is Tagalog; the remaining printed text is English.

[← Army Helps People poster, tractor and rice field (Vietnamese poster distributed in Saigon)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/army-helps-people-poster-tractor-and-rice-field-vietnamese-1956/) [A test he can't abandon! →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/berryman-a-test-he-cant-abandon-1956/)

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