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The Kingmaker

I'm often askedby members of the media, "Is it an advantageor a disadvantage to be born a...

I'm often asked
by members of the media, "Is it an advantage
or a disadvantage to be born a Marcos in this
day and age in politics?" First of all,
my name is Ferdinand Marcos

Full Transcript

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I'm often asked by members of the media,
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"Is it an advantage or a disadvantage
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to be born a Marcos in this day and age in politics?"
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First of all, my name is Ferdinand Marcos.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:59:11
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.
So, um, no, I have no reason - The Kingmaker 00:08
So, um, no, I have no reason
[crowd shouting] - The Kingmaker 00:16
[crowd shouting]
As of the 21st of this month, - The Kingmaker 00:13
As of the 21st of this month,
[crowd shouting, whistle blows] - The Kingmaker 00:14
[crowd shouting, whistle blows]
Fourteen of Manila's 15 newspapers have been closed. - The Kingmaker 00:04
Fourteen of Manila's 15 newspapers have been closed.
Marcos has said he is trying - The Kingmaker 00:05
Marcos has said he is trying
Ferdinand Marcos mobilized the military - The Kingmaker 00:08
Ferdinand Marcos mobilized the military
[gunshots] - The Kingmaker 00:22
[gunshots]
A lot of journalists who were, uh, critical of the government - The Kingmaker 00:10
A lot of journalists who were, uh, critical of the governmen...
I was going to a secret house. - The Kingmaker 00:04
I was going to a secret house.
When the door was opened, uh, - The Kingmaker 00:09
When the door was opened, uh,
They made me sit - The Kingmaker 00:14
They made me sit
To meet as five people was enough to arrest you - The Kingmaker 00:09
To meet as five people was enough to arrest you
We were taken to... - The Kingmaker 00:05
We were taken to...
They, uh, made me, uh, squat, - The Kingmaker 00:10
They, uh, made me, uh, squat,
The electric shocks, they-they were really painful, - The Kingmaker 00:11
The electric shocks, they-they were really painful,
They made me do what they called, uh, - The Kingmaker 00:06
They made me do what they called, uh,
They made me lie down between two beds - The Kingmaker 00:10
They made me lie down between two beds
I would fall from the pull of gravity. - The Kingmaker 00:05
I would fall from the pull of gravity.
The Bridge of Love - The Kingmaker 00:15
The Bridge of Love