School Excursion

1969 1h 55m KO

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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A school teacher on a remote island has to convince skeptical parents to allow him to take his class of young children to Seoul to experience modern, urban civilization for the first time.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ku Bong-seo
Teacher Kim
Moon Hee
Teacher Kim's wife
Hwang Hae
Teacher Yoon
Jang Dong-hwi
Superintendent
Jeong Min
Headmaster
Lee Su-ryeon
Comic book shop
Choi Bong
Yang Hoon

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yu Hyun-mok
Writers: Lee Sang-hyeon
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yu Hyun-mok, shot by Min Jeong-sik. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ree Kyoung-ja shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ku Bong-seo and Moon Hee and Hwang Hae carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0324106 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yu Hyun-mok directs. Min Jeong-sik behind the camera. Ree Kyoung-ja cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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Things worth knowing

157 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Yu Hyun-mok, shot by Min Jeong-sik. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Ree Kyoung-ja shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ku Bong-seo and Moon Hee and Hwang Hae carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0324106 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.