The General in Red Robes | |||||||||||||||
Director: | Lee Doo-yong[1] | ||||||||||||||
Producer: | Kwak Jeong-hwan | ||||||||||||||
Starring: | Hwang Hae Ko Eun-ah | ||||||||||||||
Music: | Hwang Mun-pyeong | ||||||||||||||
Cinematography: | Son Hyeon-chae | ||||||||||||||
Editing: | Ree Kyoung-ja | ||||||||||||||
Distributor: | Hap Dong Films Co., Ltd. | ||||||||||||||
Runtime: | 88 minutes | ||||||||||||||
Country: | South Korea | ||||||||||||||
Language: | Korean | ||||||||||||||
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The General in Red Robes (hangul - Hongui janggun) is a 1973 South Korean film directed by Lee Doo-yong. It was awarded Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards ceremony.[2] [3] [1]
In this historical drama set during the Imjin War, Kwak Jae-Wu leads an army against the Japanese invaders. Once he and his soldiers have helped defeat the Japanese, Kwak refuses a government post as reward from the Royal Court, and chooses instead to live the rest of his life in Bipa Mountain.[1]