Farewell to the Duman River explained

Farewell to the Duman River

Native Name:

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Hangul:	두만강아 잘 있거라
Hanja:	아 잘 있거라
Rr:	Dumanganga jal itgeora
Mr:	Tuman'ganga chal itkŏra

Director:

Im Kwon-taek

Producer:

Choi Kwan-du

Starring:

Kim Seok-hun
Park No-shik

Music:

Park Chun-seok

Cinematography:

Choi Ho-jin

Editing:

Kim Hui-su

Distributor:

Han-Hong Movies

Runtime:

96 minutes

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Gross:

$3,060^[1]

Farewell to the Duman River is a 1962 South Korean film. Directed by Im Kwon-taek in his directorial debut, it became a huge hit, establishing his reputation as a director and ensuring him a career in the film industry for the next decade.^[2]

Plot

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.^[2]

Bibliography

Web site: Dumanganga jal itgeola. 2007-11-04. The Complete Index to World Film. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720203712/http://www.citwf.com/film96518.htm. 2011-07-20. dead.
Web site: Farewell Tumen River (Dumangang-a Jal Itgeora) (1962). 2021-07-06. Korean Movie Database (KMDb).
Book: James. David E.. Kim Kyung-hyun. Im Kwon-Taek: The Making of a Korean National Cinema. 2002 . Wayne State University Press. Detroit. 0-8143-2869-5.

Notes and References

Web site: Farewell Duman River (1962). Korean Film Council. 2021-07-06.
Book: James. David E.. Kim Kyung-hyun. Im Kwon-Taek: The Making of a Korean National Cinema. 2002 . Wayne State University Press. Detroit. 0-8143-2869-5. 26.