Farewell to the Duman River

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Farewell to the Duman River

Poster to Farewell to the Duman River (1962)
Directed by Im Kwon-taek[1]
Produced by Choi Kwan-du
Written by Yu Han-chul
Starring Kim Seok-hun
Park No-shik
Music by Park Chun-seok
Cinematography Choi Ho-jin
Editing by Kim Hui-su
Distributed by Han-Hong Movies
Release date(s) Flag of South Korea February 4, 1962
Running time 96 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
IMDb profile
Korean name
Hangul 두만강아 잘 있거라

Farewell to the Duman River (두만강아 잘 있거라 - Dumanganga jal itgeola) (1962) is a South Korean film. Celebrated director Im Kwon-taek's first film, it became a huge hit, establishing his reputation as a director and ensuring him a career in the film industry for the next decade.[2]

[edit] Synopsis

Farewell to the Duman River is an action film about Korean college students who become freedom fighters in Manchuria during the Japanese occupation.[3][2]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Infobox credits from Dumanganga jal itgeola (1962) at the Internet Movie Database
  2. ^ a b James, David E. (editor); Kim Kyung-hyun (editor) (2002). Im Kwon-Taek: The Making of a Korean National Cinema. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-2869-5. 
  3. ^ Dumanganga jal itgeola (1962) at the Internet Movie Database

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