''Flame in the Valley'' () is a 1967 South Korean film directed by
Kim Soo-yong
Kim Soo-yong (; 23 September 1929 – 3 December 2023) was a South Korean film director. Kim made his debut in 1958 with ''A Henpecked Husband'' and directed more than 100 movies through 1999 with ''Scent of Love'' (2000). He made many popular ...
. It was awarded Best Film at the
Blue Dragon Film Awards
The Blue Dragon Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by ''Sports Chosun'' (a sister brand of the ''Chosun Ilbo'') for excellence in film in South Korea.
The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbusters and popula ...
ceremony.
Synopsis
In this melodrama, a man in a village in
Jirisan
Jirisan () is a mountain located in the southern region of South Korea. It is the second-tallest mountain in South Korea after Jeju Island's Hallasan, and is the tallest mountain in mainland South Korea.
The 1915m-high mountain is located in ...
hides a Communist soldier who has sneaked into the area. A widow, finding the soldier in the bamboo grove, visits him and carries on a sexual relationship with him. When she discovers she is pregnant, she commits suicide. When the villagers burn the woods to drive out remaining Communist guerillas, the man who has hidden the soldier perishes in an attempt to rescue him. The drama is based on a novel.
Cast
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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, Korea, Empire of Japan (now Hwanghae Province, North Korea) in 1928. When he was 10 years old, Sh ...
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Ju Jeung-ryu
Ju Jeung-ryu (; February 11, 1926 – 1980) was a 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' Hig ...
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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'' (S ...
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Hwang Jung-seun
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Han Eun-jin
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Kim Jeong-ok
* Jeon Young-ju
* Kim Hyo-jin
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Kim Young-ok
Kim Young-ok (; born January 6, 1938) is a South Korean actress who debuted in 1957. She is known as South Korea's "National Grandma" for her many portrayals of grandmothers in film and television.
Career
In 1959, Kim joined the Chuncheon B ...
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Ahn In-sook
Bibliography
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Notes
External links
1967 films
Best Picture Blue Dragon Film Award winners
1960s Korean-language films
South Korean drama films
Films directed by Kim Soo-yong
1967 drama films
Korean-language drama films
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