The Tower (2012 South Korean film)

The Tower
Theatrical release poster
Korean name
Hangul
타워
Revised RomanizationTawo
McCune–ReischauerT'awŏ
Directed byKim Ji-hoon
Written byKim Sang-don
Heo Jun-seok
Adaptation
Kim Ji-hoon
Yoo Young-ah
Lee Min-jae
Produced byLee Han-seung
Lee Su-man
Starring
CinematographyKim Young-ho
Edited byKim Sang-bum
Kim Jae-bum
Music byKim Tae-seong
Production
company
The Tower Pictures
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • December 25, 2012 (2012-12-25)
Running time
121 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
BudgetUS$9.3 million
Box officeUS$36.4 million[1]

The Tower (Korean타워; "Tower") is a 2012 South Korean disaster thriller film about a fire that breaks out in a luxury skyscraper in central Seoul on Christmas Eve after an aviation accident involving a helicopter. The film is directed by Kim Ji-hoon,[2] and stars Sol Kyung-gu, Son Ye-jin and Kim Sang-kyung in the lead roles.[3][4] It was released in theaters on December 25, 2012.[5]

  1. ^ "The Tower (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
  2. ^ Park, Eun-jee (21 December 2012). "The Tower stands tall as a classic disaster film with a human side". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 27 December 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Hong, Lucia (22 March 2011). "Son Ye-jin, Sul Kyung-gu, Kim Sang-kyung cast for action pic". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  4. ^ Kim, Hyun-min; Lee, Eun-sun (21 December 2012). "THE TOWER's SOL Kyung-gu & SON Ye-jin: Actors' Experience from the Desperate Survival Drama". Korean Film Biz Zone. Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-01-11.
  5. ^ Suk, Monica (23 October 2012). "Seol Kyung-gu, Son Ye-jin's Rescue Drama Arriving in Theaters in December". 10Asia. Retrieved 2012-11-18.