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63 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Rulers of the Land
19630 KO
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
Synopsis
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In Manchuria, some a group of Korean guerrillas joins forces with the Chinese Nationalist Army to free some prisoners of war from the Japanese Imperialist Army.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Moon Jeong-suk
Um Aing-ran
Kim Seok-hun
Ju Jeung-nyeo
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jeong Chang-hwa
- Writers
- Jang Sa-gong
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The take
Jeong Chang-hwa directs. Lee Mun-baek behind the camera. Kim Hui-su cuts.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 163 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Jeong Chang-hwa, shot by Lee Mun-baek. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Kim Hui-su shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Moon Jeong-suk and Um Aing-ran and Kim Seok-hun carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0350756 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Lee Mun-baek
- Editing
- Kim Hui-su
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- KO
Also by
Jeong Chang-hwa
Key crew
- EditorKim Hui-su
- Art DirectionSeong-chil Hong
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1963-01-25
Also known as
International titles
- The Conqueror of the PlainUS
