Police Story (1979 film)

Police Story
Theatrical poster for Police Story (1979)
Hangul 경찰관
Hanja 警察官
Revised Romanization Gyeongchalgwan
McCune–Reischauer Kyŏngch‘algwan
Directed by Lee Doo-yong[1]
Produced by Kwak Jeong-hwan
Written by Lee Moon-woong
Starring Jang Dong-he
Music by Kim Hee-kap
Cinematography Son Hyun-chae
Edited by Lee Kyung-ja
Distributed by HapDong Films
Release date
  • October 5, 1979 (1979-10-05)
Running time
 100 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean

Police Story (경찰관 - Gyeongchalgwan) is a 1979 South Korean film directed by Lee Doo-yong. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards.[2][3][4]

Synopsis

A melodrama about a man who chooses the career of a police officer in spite of his girlfriend's objection and social stigma. After he is injured in the line of duty, he and his girlfriend get married.[5]

Cast

  • Jang Dong-he[4]
  • Han So-ryong
  • Yu Ji-in
  • Moon Jung-suk
  • Do Kum-bong
  • Bang Su-il
  • Sin Mu-il
  • Kim Young-in
  • Han Kug-nam
  • Choe Jae-ho

Bibliography

English

  • "GYONGCHAL-GWAN". The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-05-19. External link in |publisher= (help)
  • Gyeongchalgwan (1979) on IMDb
  • "The Police Officer (Gyeongchalgwan)(1978)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-19.

Korean

  • 경찰관 (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 2009-05-19. External link in |publisher= (help)
  • 경찰관 (1978) (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-04-26.

Notes

  1. ↑ Infobox data from "The Police Officer (Gyeongchalgwan)(1978)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-19. and Gyeongchalgwan (1979) on IMDb
  2. ↑ Lee Young-il, Richard Lynn Greever, tr. (1988). The History of Korean Cinema. Seoul: Motion Picture Promotion Corporation. pp. 275–278. ISBN 89-88095-12-X.
  3. ↑ "Grand Bell Awards, South Korea". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  4. 1 2 "The Police Officer (Gyeongchalgwan)(1978)" (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-04-26.
  5. ↑ Synopsis based on "The Police Officer (Gyeongchalgwan)(1978)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-05-19.
Preceded by
Diary of Korean-Japanese War		 Grand Bell Awards for Best Film
1978		 Succeeded by
The Hidden Hero


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