Untold Scandal

Untold Scandal
Theatrical poster
Hangul
스캔들 - 조선남녀상열지사
Hanja
스캔들 - 朝鮮男女相悅之詞
Revised RomanizationSeukaendeul - Joseon namnyeo sangyeoljisa
McCune–ReischauerSŭk'aendŭl - Chosŏn namnyŏ sangyŏlchisa
Directed byE J-yong
Screenplay byKim Dae-woo
Kim Hyeon-jeong
E J-yong
Based onLes Liaisons dangereuses
by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Produced byLee Yoo-jin
Oh Jeong-wan
StarringBae Yong-joon
Jeon Do-yeon
Lee Mi-sook
CinematographyKim Byeong-il
Edited byKim Yang-il
Han Seung-ryong
Music byLee Byung-woo
Production
company
Bom Films
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • October 2, 2003 (2003-10-02)
Running time
123 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget$5 million[1]
Box office$5,762,801[2]

Untold Scandal (Korean스캔들 - 조선 남녀 상열지사; lit. "Scandal: The Love Story of Men and Women in Joseon") is a 2003 South Korean romantic drama film directed by E J-yong, and starring Bae Yong-joon, Jeon Do-yeon, and Lee Mi-sook. Loosely based on the 1782 French novel Les Liaisons dangereuses, this adaptation takes place in late 18th century Korea, during the Joseon dynasty.

In South Korea the film was given an R-18 rating by the Korean Film Ethics Commission.[3] The film was a major commercial success, and became the fourth highest grossing domestic film of 2003 with 3,522,747 tickets sold nationwide.[4]

  1. ^ "Untold Scandal". Korean Cinema 2003. Korean Film Commission(KO FIC). 2003. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Box office by Country: Untold Scandal" Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  3. ^ "Bae Yong-jun's 'Scandal' Causing Scandal in Japan". The Chosun Ilbo. 5 April 2004. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
  4. ^ "The Best Selling Films of 2003". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-06-04.