''Prince Yeonsan'' (
연산군 – ''Yeonsan gun'') is a
1961
Events January
* January 3
** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015).
** Aero Flight 311 (K ...
South Korean film directed by
Shin Sang-ok. Among several awards including Best Actor and Best Actress, it was chosen as Best Film at the first
Grand Bell Awards
The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.
The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest co ...
ceremony.
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Plot
A historical drama about Yeonsangun of Joseon
Yeonsangun of Joseon or Prince Yeonsan of Joseon (23 November 1476 – 20 November 1506), personal name Yi Yung ( Korean: 이융; Hanja: 李㦕), was the tenth ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Often considered the worst tyrant in Joseon's ...
as a prince trying to restore the status of his mother, the
deposed
Deposition by political means concerns the removal of a politician or monarch.
ORB: The Online Reference for Med ...
and executed Queen Yun Consort Yun or Queen Yun may refer to:
Korea
*Hui-bi Yun (died 1380), wife of Chunghye of Goryeo
*Queen Jeonghui (1418–1483), consort of Sejo of Joseon
*Deposed Queen Yun (1455–1482), second wife of Seongjong of Joseon
*Queen Jeonghyeon (1462 ...
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Cast
*Shin Young-kyun
Shin Young-kyun (born November 6, 1928) is a South Korean actor, film producer, and politician.
Biography
Shin Young-kyun was born in Pyongsan, Hwanghae Province (now part of North Korea) in 1928. When he was 10 years old, Shin went to Seoul. ...
as Prince Yeonsan[
* Shin Seong-il
* Kim Dong-won as Seongjong
*]Ju Jeung-ryu
Ju Jeung-ryu (February 11, 1926 – 1980) was South Korean actress whose fame peaked in the 1950s and 1960s. She starred in about 400 films. Ju was born in Yonghung, Hamkyongnam-do, nowadays in North Korea. While attending Hamnam Girls' High Sc ...
: Yun Pyebi, the deposed queen
*Han Eun-jin as Mother of Yun
*Heo Jang-kang
Heo Jang-gang (May 9, 1925 – September 21, 1975) was a South Korean actor, one of the representative actors in the 1960s and 1970s. He mainly took supporting roles such as villains or comical characters. He died of a heart attack after playing ...
* Kim Jin-kyu
*Do Kum-bong
Do Kum-bong (August 27, 1930 – June 3, 2009) was a South Korean actress whose fame peaked in the 1950s and 1960s. She starred in more than 283 films.
Filmography
Awards
* 1963 2nd Grand Bell Awards : Best Actress for '' New Wife'' (Saed ...
as Jang Nok-su
* Jeon Ok
*Choi Nam-hyeon
*Kim Hie-gab
*Lee Ye-chun
*Namkoong Won
Namkoong Won (born August 1, 1934) is a South Korean actor. Namkoong was born Hong Gyeong-il in 1934. He was a popular actor of the 1960s along with Shin Seong-il, Shin Young-kyun and Choi Moo-ryong.
Filmography
* Note; the whole list is refe ...
*Hwang Jeong-su
*Lee Min-ja
Contemporary reviews
*November 22, 1961. " 화제작계 근황, '' Kyunghyang Sinmun''[
*December 3, 1961. "촬영소식/「연산군」전편" 신정에 개봉/상영 5시간의 장척물 신문 '']Hankook Ilbo
''Hankook Ilbo'' () is a Korean-language daily newspaper in Seoul, South Korea. As of 2017, it had a daily circulation of about 213,200.
It was previously published by the Hankook Ilbo Media Group, however following an embezzlement scandal ...
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*December 3, 1961. " 예원커트/ 발랄한 용자 / 엄앵란양", ''Hankook Ilbo''
*December 6, 1961. " 폿트라이트한숨에 내달린 출세가도", ''The Dong-a Ilbo
The ''Dong-A Ilbo'' (, literally ''East Asia Daily'') is a newspaper of record in Korea since 1920 with a daily circulation of more than 1.2 million and opinion leaders as its main readers. ''The Dong-A Ilbo'' is the parent company of Dong-A M ...
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*December 30, 1961. "국산대작이 볼만 / -신협-제작영화도 이색 / 정초 시내 개봉관 -프로-", ''Kyunghyang Sinmun''
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Notes
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Bibliography
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1961 films
Films directed by Shin Sang-ok
1960s Korean-language films
South Korean biographical films
South Korean historical films
1960s biographical films
1960s historical films
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