Prince Yeonsan (film)

Prince Yeonsan

Theatrical poster for Prince Yeonsan (1961)
Hangul 연산군
Hanja 燕山君
RR Yeonsan gun
MR Yŏnsan kun
Directed by Shin Sang-ok[1]
Produced by Shin Sang-ok
Written by Lim Hee-jae
Starring Shin Yeong-gyun
Music by Jeong Yoon-joo
Cinematography Bea Sung-hak
Jeong Hae-jun
Editing by Kim Young-hee
Yang Seong-ran
Distributed by Shin Films
Release date(s) 1961
Country South Korea
Language Korean

Prince Yeonsan (연산군 - Yeonsan gun) is a 1961 South Korean film directed by Shin Sang-ok. Among several awards including Best Actor and Best Actress, it was chosen as Best Film at the first Grand Bell Awards ceremony.[2][3][4]

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Synopsis

A historical drama about Yeonsangun of Joseon as a prince trying to restore the status of his mother, the deposed and executed Queen Yun.[5]

Cast

Contemporary reviews

Notes

  1. ^ Infobox data from "Prince Yeonsan ( Yeonsan-gun )(1961)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=00700. Retrieved 2009-04-26.  and Yeonsangon 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 c "연산군(장한사모편) (1961)" (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). http://www.kmdb.or.kr/movie/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=00700. Retrieved 2009-04-26. 
  5. ^ Synopsis based on "Prince Yeonsan ( Yeonsan-gun )(1961)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=00700. Retrieved 2009-04-26. 

Bibliography

New title Grand Bell Award for Best Film
1962
Succeeded by
The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women