Le Grand Chef

"Only One Becomes the Legend."

2007 1h 53m KO

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 22

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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A disgraced chef tries to restore his name by competing in a culinary contest to win the knife of Korea's last royal chef.

“Only One Becomes the Legend.”

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Cast

Kim Kang-woo
Sung-chan
Im Won-hee
Bong-joo
Lee Ha-na
Jin-su
Jung Eun-pyo
Ho-seong
Kim Sang-ho
Woo Joong-geo
Jung Jin
Duk-gi
Kim Chin-tai
Man-sik
Gong Ho-seok
Seo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeon Yun-su
Writers: Huh Young-man, Jeon Yun-su, Shin Dong-ik
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Le Grand Chef Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jeon Yun-su, shot by Choi Kwang-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 Park Gok-ji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

AWARDS

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Kim Kang-woo and Im Won-hee and Lee Ha-na carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Only One Becomes the Legend.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1135972 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jeon Yun-su directs. Choi Kwang-sik behind the camera. Park Gok-ji cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2Part of the "Le Grand Chef Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Jeon Yun-su, shot by Choi Kwang-sik. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Park Gok-ji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kim Kang-woo and Im Won-hee and Lee Ha-na carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Only One Becomes the Legend.".
7IMDB entry: tt1135972 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.