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
- Date
- October 25, 1956
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Eisenhower Administration
- Leader
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Themes
- War and the military, Media and information
- Event
- Cold War
- Source
- Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 306, Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America, Middle East, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, 1956. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6949013, 306-PPB-141).
Text on the object
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.
