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[Frank] The Marcos dictatorship
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The Kingmaker

The Marcos dictatorship had been in power for years, and the people themselves...

[Frank]
The Marcos dictatorship had been in power for years, and the people themselves were
starting to get tired of it

Full Transcript

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[Frank] The Marcos dictatorship
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had been in power for years,
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and the people themselves were starting to get tired of it.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:35
Uploaded
Jun 08, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Showtime Documentary Films,Artemis Rising,Evergreen Pictures,Impact Partners,Secret Sauce Media

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Movie Summary

An extraordinary look into the political career of Imelda Marcos, this documentary tells a cautionary tale of a powerful leader whose questionable sense of reality divided the Philippines.
Plus the fact that the regime had become very corrupt. - The Kingmaker 00:04
Plus the fact that the regime had become very corrupt.
The young feel so disenchanted and frustrated. - The Kingmaker 00:04
The young feel so disenchanted and frustrated.
The wealthy controls the destiny of our people. - The Kingmaker 00:05
The wealthy controls the destiny of our people.
This must give way to meaningful reforms. - The Kingmaker 00:05
This must give way to meaningful reforms.
[Etta] People loved listening to Aquino, - The Kingmaker 00:06
[Etta] People loved listening to Aquino,
And we all knew that, uh, if he would run for elections, - The Kingmaker 00:06
And we all knew that, uh, if he would run for elections,
[Beth] Imelda, I think, had dated him - The Kingmaker 00:14
[Beth] Imelda, I think, had dated him
[Ninoy] The battle has been joined, and the time has come - The Kingmaker 00:06
[Ninoy] The battle has been joined, and the time has come
Either you are for the cause of freedom - The Kingmaker 00:06
Either you are for the cause of freedom
[Noynoy] We were awakened in the middle of the night, - The Kingmaker 00:08
[Noynoy] We were awakened in the middle of the night,
[man] Former Senator Benigno Aquino - The Kingmaker 00:06
[man] Former Senator Benigno Aquino
[camera shutters clicking] - The Kingmaker 00:08
[camera shutters clicking]
All of a sudden, I developed a chest pain, - The Kingmaker 00:06
All of a sudden, I developed a chest pain,
Please bring me to the Philippine Heart Center - The Kingmaker 00:18
Please bring me to the Philippine Heart Center
Lo and behold, - The Kingmaker 00:05
Lo and behold,
[laughter] - The Kingmaker 00:08
[laughter]
Would you like to go to America?" - The Kingmaker 00:05
Would you like to go to America?"
[Cory] He felt that he owed it - The Kingmaker 00:04
[Cory] He felt that he owed it
He wanted to have an audience with Marcos - The Kingmaker 00:10
He wanted to have an audience with Marcos
♪ somber music ♪ - The Kingmaker 00:06
♪ somber music ♪