Untold Scandal | |
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Hangul | 스캔들 - 조선남녀상열지사 |
Hanja | 스캔들 - 朝鮮男女相悅之詞 |
Revised Romanization | Seukaendeul - Joseon namnyeo sangyeoljisa |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŭk'aendŭl - Chosŏn namnyŏ sangyŏlchisa |
Directed by | E J-yong |
Screenplay by | Kim Dae-woo Kim Hyeon-jeong E J-yong |
Based on | Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos |
Produced by | Lee Yoo-jin Oh Jeong-wan |
Starring | Bae Yong-joon Jeon Do-yeon Lee Mi-sook |
Cinematography | Kim Byeong-il |
Edited by | Kim Yang-il Han Seung-ryong |
Music by | Lee Byung-woo |
Production company | Bom Films |
Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Budget | $5 million[1] |
Box office | $5,762,801[2] |
Untold Scandal (Korean: 스캔들 - 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]