Farewell to the Duman River

Farewell to the Duman River

Poster to Farewell to the Duman River (1962)
Hangul
Hanja 滿아 잘 있거라
Revised Romanization Dumanganga jal itgeola
McCune–Reischauer Tuman’gang-a chal itkŏra
Directed by Im Kwon-taek
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
Edited by Kim Hui-su
Distributed by Han-Hong Movies
Release dates
  • February 4, 1962 (1962-02-04)
Running time
96 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean

Farewell to the Duman River (두만강아 잘 있거라 Dumanganga jal itgeola) is a 1962 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.[1]

Synopsis

Patriotic university student Youngwoo and his friends, led by their teacher Lee Sung, along with a British friend bid farewell to their families and become freedom fighters in Manchuria fighting against the Japanese occupation around the Tumen River.[1][2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 James, David E.; Kim Kyung-hyun, eds. (2002). Im Kwon-Taek: The Making of a Korean National Cinema. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 26. ISBN 0-8143-2869-5.
  2. Dumanganga jal itgeola (1962) at the Internet Movie Database

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