Box of Death explained
Box of Death |
Director: | Kim Ki-young[1] |
Starring: | Choi Moo-ryong Kang Hyo-shil |
Music: | Jeong Yoon-joo |
Cinematography: | Kim Hyeong-geun |
Editing: | Yu Jae-won |
Distributor: | U.S.I.S. |
Country: | South Korea |
Language: | Korean |
Native Name: | Child: | yes | Hide: | no | Header: | none | Hangul: | 주검의 상자 | Hanja: | 주검의 | Rr: | Jugeomui sangja | Mr: | Chugŏmŭi sangja |
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Box of Death is a 1955 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young. It was the celebrated director's debut film, and the first Korean film to use synchronous sound.[2]
Synopsis
An anti-communist film about a plot to stir up pro-communist sympathies through an act of terrorism. A young village man foils the plot by infiltrating the communist camp and blowing it up instead.[3]
Cast
Bibliography
- Web site: The Box of Death. 2008-01-23. Berry. Chris. The House of Kim Ki-young]. https://web.archive.org/web/20040508142801/http://www.asianfilms.org/korea/kky/KKY/Cabinet/Death-Box-F1.htm. 2004-05-08.
- Web site: The Box of Death (Jugeom-ui sangja)(1955) . 2008-01-22 . [KMDb Korean Movie Database] . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080227011245/http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=00276 . 2008-02-27 .
Notes and References
- Web site: The Box of Death (Jugeom-ui sangja)(1955) . 2008-01-22 . [KMDb Korean Movie Database] . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080227011245/http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=00276 . 2008-02-27 .
- Web site: Kim Ki-young: Biography. 2008-01-25. Vick. Tom. Allmovie. 2006-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20060426195934/http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg. dead.
- Synopsis from Web site: The Box of Death (Jugeom-ui sangja)(1955) . 2008-01-22 . [KMDb Korean Movie Database] . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080227011245/http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=00276 . 2008-02-27 .
- Cast listing based on Web site: The Box of Death (Jugeom-ui sangja)(1955) . 2008-01-22 . [KMDb Korean Movie Database] . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080227011245/http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=00276 . 2008-02-27 .