Farewell to the Duman River

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Farewell to the Duman River
Poster to Farewell to the Duman River (1962)
Hangul
두만강아 잘 있거라
Hanja
滿아 잘 있거라
Revised RomanizationDumanganga jal itgeora
McCune–ReischauerTuman'ganga chal itkŏra
Directed byIm Kwon-taek
Written byYu Han-chul
Produced byChoi Kwan-du
StarringKim Seok-hun
Park No-shik
CinematographyChoi Ho-jin
Edited byKim Hui-su
Music byPark Chun-seok
Distributed byHan-Hong Movies
Release date
  • February 4, 1962 (1962-02-04)
Running time
96 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box office$3,060[1]

Farewell to the Duman River (Korean두만강아 잘 있거라) 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[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Farewell Duman River (1962)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  2. ^ a b James, David E.; Kim Kyung-hyun, eds. (2002). Im Kwon-Taek: The Making of a Korean National Cinema. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 26. ISBN 0-8143-2869-5.

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