| The Servant | |
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| Hangul | 방자전 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Bang-ja-jeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pang-ja-jŏn |
| Directed by | Kim Dae-woo |
| Written by | Kim Dae-woo |
| Produced by | Moon Yang-kwon Im Seung-yong Seo Woo-sik Park Dae-hee |
| Starring | Kim Joo-hyuk Jo Yeo-jeong Ryoo Seung-bum |
| Cinematography | Kim Young-min |
| Edited by | Kim Sang-bum |
| Music by | Mok Young-jin |
Production companies | Barunson SIO Film |
| Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$19.9 million[1][2] |
The Servant (Korean: 방자전; RR: Bang-ja-jeon; lit. "The Story of Bang-ja" or "Bang-ja Chronicles", compare to Chunhyangjeon) is a 2010 South Korean historical romantic drama film starring Kim Joo-hyuk, Jo Yeo-jeong and Ryoo Seung-bum. It re-tells the origins of the famous Korean folktale Chunhyangjeon from the perspective of the male protagonist Lee Mong-ryong's servant.[3][4][5][6]
The film was a box office hit, receiving 3,014,523 admissions.[7][8][9]
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- ^ Ki, Sun-min (25 June 2010). "Director twists classic tale". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
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- ^ Elley, Derek (1 July 2010). "The Servant". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Mitchell, Duncan. "The Servant". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (7 June 2010). "Bangja claims top spot on Korean box office". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (14 June 2010). "Bangja holds onto No. 1 spot on Korean box office". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
- ^ "The Best Selling Films of 2010 (admissions to January 13, 2011)". Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2012-06-04.