Field of Honor (1986 film)
| Field of Honor | |
|---|---|
 Part of movie poster | |
| Directed by |
Kim Dae-hie Hans Scheepmaker |
| Produced by | Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan, Hyeon-suk Han |
| Written by |
Henk Bos Kim Dae-hie |
| Starring |
Everett McGill Ron Brandsteder Bart Römer |
| Music by | Roy Budd |
| Cinematography |
Hein Groot Eung-Hwi Heo |
| Edited by | Victorine Habets |
| Distributed by | Cannon Films |
Release dates |
26 September 1986 (South-Korea) 19 March 1987 (Netherlands) |
Running time | 110 min |
| Country |
Netherlands South Korea |
| Language |
English Korean |
Field of Honor (Dutch: Het veld van eer) is a 1986 Dutch/South Korean war film set during the Korean war, directed by Kim Dae-hie and Hans Scheepmaker.
Plot summary
After an attack by Chinese troops a Dutch sergeant (whose troops committed atrocities against the local population) finds himself alone in the field. He meets a young Korean woman who tries to save her little brother who is shell shocked. This changes the sergeant's outlook on the war.
Cast
- Everett McGill – Sergeant 'Sire' De Koning
- Ron Brandsteder – Tiny
- Bart Römer – Lieutenant
- Anis de Jong – Taihutu (as Annies De Jong)
- Lee Hye-young – Sun Yi (as Hey Young Lee)
- Kim Dong-hyeon – Applesan (as Dong Hyum Kim)
- Min Yu – Kim
- Mark Van Eeghem – Brammetje
- Frank Schaafsma – Wiel
- Guus van der Made – Leen
- Choi Jae-ho – Chinese Medic (as Jae Ho Choi)
- Mike Mooney – Journalist
- Jon Bluming – Platoon Sergeant
- Fritz Homann – Truck Driver
- David Hartung – Radioman
Reception
The film got a negative review in the Dutch communist newspaper De Waarheid.[1]
References
- ↑ Van Eerten, Ronald (March 20, 1987). "Field of honor wijkt af van oorlogstraditie". De Waarheid (in Dutch). p. 9. Retrieved November 30, 2011.