Police Story (1979 film)

Police Story

Theatrical poster for Police Story (1979)
Hangul 경찰관
Hanja 警察官
RR Gyeongchalgwan
MR Kyŏngch‘algwan
Directed by Lee Doo-yong[1]
Produced by Kwak Jeong-hwan
Written by Lee Mun-ung
Starring Jang Dong-he
Music by Kim Hee-kap
Cinematography Son Hyeon-chae
Editing by Ree Kyoung-ja
Distributed by Hap Dong Films Co., Ltd.
Release date(s) October 5, 1979 (1979-10-05)
Running time 100 min.
Country South Korea
Language Korean

Police Story (경찰관 - Gyeongchalgwan) is a 1979 South Korean film directed by Lee Doo-yong. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards.[2][3][4]

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Synopsis

A melodrama about a man who chooses the career of a police officer in spite of his girlfriend's objection and social stigma. After he is injured in the line of duty, he and his girlfriend get married.[5]

Cast

Bibliography

English

Korean

Notes

  1. ^ Infobox data from "The Police Officer (Gyeongchalgwan)(1978)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=03287. Retrieved 2009-05-19.  and Gyeongchalgwan (1979) at the Internet Movie Database
  2. ^ Lee Young-il, Richard Lynn Greever, tr. (1988). The History of Korean Cinema. Seoul: Motion Picture Promotion Corporation. pp. 275–278. ISBN 89-88095-12-X. 
  3. ^ "Grand Bell Awards, South Korea". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Grand_Bell_Awards_South_Korea/. Retrieved 2009-04-26. 
  4. ^ a b "The Police Officer (Gyeongchalgwan)(1978)" (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). http://www.kmdb.or.kr/movie/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=03287. Retrieved 2009-04-26. 
  5. ^ Synopsis based on "The Police Officer (Gyeongchalgwan)(1978)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=03287. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
Preceded by
Diary of Korean-Japanese War		 Grand Bell Award for Best Film
1978		 Succeeded by
The Hidden Hero