The Claws of Light (Filipino: Maynila... sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag; literal English: Manila at the Claw of Brightness; practical translation: Manila at the Verge of Dawn) is a 1975 Filipino drama film directed by Lino Brocka based on the novel In the Claws of Brightness by Edgardo M. Reyes. It is considered as one of the classics of Filipino cinema.
It stars Hilda Koronel, Lou Salvador, Jr., Tommy Abuel, and in his film debut, Bembol Roco (credited as Rafael Roco, Jr.). The cinematography is by Miguel de Leon, who would later become a renowned director himself.
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