Hong Kil-dong (1986 film)

Hong Kil-dong
DVD cover
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
홍길동
Hancha
洪吉童
Revised RomanizationHong Gildong
McCune–ReischauerHong Kil-tong
Directed byKim Kil-in
Screenplay byKim Se-ryun
Based onHong Gildong jeon
Starring
  • Ri Yong-ho
  • Pak Chun-hui
  • Choe Sun-bok
CinematographyJon Hong-sok
Edited byOm So-yong
Music byJon Chang-il
Hwang Jin-yong
Production
companies
Hong-Jong Corporation
Korea February 8 Film Studio
Distributed byKorea Film Export and Import Corporation
Mokép
Shochiku Home Video
Release date
  • 1986 (1986)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryNorth Korea
LanguageKorean

Hong Kil-dong is a 1986 North Korean historical drama film directed by Kim Kil In.[1][2]

The film was based on the Hong Gildong jeon, an anonymous Korean novel about a Robin Hood-like bandit.[3]

  1. ^ "Review: Hong Kil Dong". 18 July 2011.
  2. ^ Curnow, James (1 September 2013). "Hong Kil Dong: The Ironic and the Indestructible". Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  3. ^ "North Korean Film Industry Built From Propaganda And Kidnapping Of South Korean Director Shin Sang-ok". VOI - Waktunya Merevolusi Pemberitaan. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.