Lee Byung-il (1910-1978) was a South Korean film director and producer. He debuted with Spring on the Korean Peninsula in 1941, when Korea was still under the Japanese rule. His best known film, The Wedding Day (1956), was screened at the Berlin Film Festival - the first Korean film to do so. Today considered a classic, it has been listed as a Registered Cultural Property by the Korean Government in 2007 and chosen by Korea Post to be commemorated in a 2008 special stamps edition together with three other representative films from 1940-60s.[1] His next film, The Love Marriage (1958), won a special comedy award at Asia-Pacific Film Festival. In his later years he was more active as a producer.

Lee Byung-il
Born(1910-06-02)June 2, 1910
Died1978
South Korea
Occupation(s)Film director, Film producer
Korean name
Hangul
이병일
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Byeongil
McCune–ReischauerHi Pyŏngil

Filmography as director

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Year Title Hangul title Romanization Hanja title Notes
1941 Spring of Korean Peninsula 반도의 봄 Ban-do-ui bom
1956 The Wedding Day 시집가는 날 Sijibganeun nal
1958 The Love Marriage 자유결혼 Ja-yugyeolhon 自由結婚
1959 A Youth Diary 청춘일기 Cheongchun-ilgi
1962 The Way to Seoul 서울로 가는 길 Seoullo Ganeun Gil
1963 A Returning Ship 귀국선 Gwigukseon
1964 The Peacock Lady 공작부인 Gongjakbu-in Co-directed with Lee Sang-eon (이상언)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Korean film via stamps -- 'The Wedding Day'". Korea.net. 31 Dec 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
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