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Police Story
Theatrical poster for Police Story (1979)
Hangul
경찰관
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGyeongchalgwan
McCune–ReischauerKyŏngch'algwan
Directed byLee Doo-yong[1]
Written byLee Moon-woong
Produced byKwak Jeong-hwan
StarringJang Dong-he
CinematographySon Hyun-chae
Edited byLee Kyung-ja
Music byKim Hee-kap
Distributed byHapDong Films
Release date
  • October 5, 1979 (1979-10-05)
Running time
100 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Police Story (Korean경찰관) is a 1979 South Korean drama film directed by Lee Doo-yong. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards.[2][3][1]

Plot

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.[1]

Cast

  • Jang Dong-he[1]
  • 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

  • "Gyeongchal-gwan". The Complete Index to World Film. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  • 경찰관. Cine21 (in Korean).

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The Police Officer (Gyeongchalgwan)(1978)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  2. ^ Lee Young-il (1988). The History of Korean Cinema. Translated by Richard Lynn Greever. Seoul: Motion Picture Promotion Corporation. pp. 275–278. ISBN 89-88095-12-X.
  3. ^ "Grand Bell Awards (Daejong)". korean-drama-guide.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
Preceded by Grand Bell Awards for Best Film
1978
Succeeded by