| Lee Byung-il | |
| Birth Date: | 2 June 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Hamhung |
| Death Date: | 1978 |
| Death Place: | South Korea |
| Occupation: | Film director, Film producer |
| Hangul: | 이병일 |
| Rr: | I Byeongil |
| Mr: | Hi Pyŏngil |
| Korean name | |
| Headercolor: | silver |
Lee Byung-il (1910-1978) was a South Korean film director and producer. He debuted with Spring on the Korean Peninsula in 1941, when Korea was still under the Japanese rule. His best known film, The Wedding Day (1956), was screened at the Berlin Film Festival - the first Korean film to do so. Today considered a classic, it has been listed as a Registered Cultural Property by the Korean Government in 2007 and chosen by Korea Post to be commemorated in a 2008 special stamps edition together with three other representative films from 1940-60s.[1] His next film, The Love Marriage (1958), won a special comedy award at Asia-Pacific Film Festival. In his later years he was more active as a producer.
| Year | Title | Hangul title | Romanization | Hanja title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Spring of Korean Peninsula | 반도의 봄 | Ban-do-ui bom | |||
| 1956 | The Wedding Day | 시집가는 날 | Sijibganeun nal | |||
| 1958 | The Love Marriage | 자유결혼 | Ja-yugyeolhon | 自由結婚 | ||
| 1959 | A Youth Diary | 청춘일기 | Cheongchun-ilgi | |||
| 1962 | The Way to Seoul | 서울로 가는 길 | Seoullo Ganeun Gil | |||
| 1963 | A Returning Ship | 귀국선 | Gwigukseon | |||
| 1964 | The Peacock Lady | 공작부인 | Gongjakbu-in | Co-directed with Lee Sang-eon (이상언) |