Le Grand Chef

Le Grand Chef
Promotional poster for Le Grand Chef
Korean name
Hangul
식객
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSikgaek
McCune–ReischauerSikgaek
Directed byJeon Yun-su
Written byJeon Yun-su
Shin Dong-ik
Based onSikgaek
by Huh Young-man
Produced byHwang Hyeon-jeong
StarringKim Kang-woo
Lee Ha-na
Edited byPark Gok-ji
Production
company
ShowEast Co Ltd
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
M-Line Distribution (international)
Release date
  • 1 November 2007 (2007-11-01)
Running time
114 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$20,794,760[1]

Le Grand Chef (Korean식객; Hanja食客; RRSikgaek) is a 2007 South Korean comedy-drama film starring Kim Kang-woo, Im Won-hee and Lee Ha-na.[2] Produced by ShowEast and distributed by CJ Entertainment, it was released on November 1, 2007 with the length of 114 minutes.[3]

Based on the popular manhwa Sikgaek by Huh Young-man,[4] the film tells the story of two chefs competing for the title of heir to the last Royal Chef of the Joseon Dynasty.[5]

  1. ^ "Box office by Country: Le Grand Chef". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-12-14.
  2. ^ "Le Grand Chef depicts story of talented cook". The Korea Herald via Hancinema. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
  3. ^ "Le Grand Chef (2007)". Korean Film Council. 1 November 2007. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  4. ^ Lee, Won-jin (19 December 2007). "Myth man sketches his own destiny". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "Korean Movie Night: Le Grand Chef (Shik-gaek) January 18-24 2008". Korean Cultural Service New York. Retrieved 2012-11-18.