''Prince Daewon'' () is a 1968 South Korean film directed by

Shin Sang-ok Shin Sang-ok (; 1925 or 1926 – April 11, 2006), anglicized as Simon Sheen, was a South Korean filmmaker who directed 74 films in a career spanning over five decades. He is best known in South Korea for his efforts during the 1950s and 1960s, ...

. It was chosen as Best Film at the

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 ...

Plot

A historical drama depicting power struggles in the last days of the

Joseon Dynasty Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...

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, Korea, Empire of Japan (now Hwanghae Province, North Korea) in 1928. When he was 10 years old, Sh ...

Kim Ji-mee Kim Ji-mee (; born July 15, 1940) is a South Korean actress, producer, and film planner whose activity began in 1957. She was born in Daedeok, Chūseinan Province, Korea under Japanese rule, Korea, Empire of Japan in 1940. While a student of Deok ...

*Choi Nam-Hyun *

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 ...

Park Am Park Am (born November 11, 1924 – March 22, 1989) was a South Korean actor. Park was born in Seoul in 1924. He graduated from the college of Dentistry at Seoul National University. Filmography *Note; the whole list is referenced. ' Awards * 1 ...

*Kim Dong-won *Yoon In-Ja *Song Mi-nam *Kim Dong-hun *Gang Mun

Bibliography

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Contemporary reviews

*1968-04-14. "「동시녹음 첫 실현 <대원군>」". ''

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References

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* 1968 films Films directed by Shin Sang-ok Best Picture Grand Bell Award winners 1960s Korean-language films South Korean biographical drama films South Korean historical drama films 1960s biographical drama films 1960s historical drama films {{SouthKorea-film-stub