| Target... Maganto | |
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| Directed by | Leonardo L. Garcia |
| Written by | Erwin T. Lanado[1] |
| Produced by | Greg V. Magliba[1] |
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| Edited by | Francisco J. Vinarao[1] |
| Music by | Rey Ramos[1] |
Production company | GVM Productions |
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Running time | 108 minutes[1] |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Filipino |
Target... Maganto is a 1988 Filipino action film based on the life of Lt. Col. Romeo Maganto of the Western Police District in Manila. Directed by Leonardo L. Garcia, the film stars Ronnie Ricketts as the eponymous police commander, alongside Charlie Davao, Monica Herrera, Paquito Diaz, Romy Diaz, Nick Romano, Renato del Prado, Bing Davao and Aurora Salve. It is the first film to be made about Maganto's life; later films include Leon ng Maynila (1991) and The Legend: Tomagan (2003). Produced by GVM Productions, the film was released on April 8, 1988.
Critic Lav Diaz gave Maganto a negative review, criticizing its highly fictionalized depiction of the Sparrow Unit, a communist militant group of the New People's Army.