The Three-Day Reign (Korean: 삼일천하) also known as Three Days of Their Reign is a 1973 South Korean film directed by Shin Sang-ok. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony. Actor Shin Young-kyun was also named Best Actor for his performance in the film.[1]
The Three-Day Reign | |
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Hangul | 삼일천하 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Samilcheonha |
McCune–Reischauer | Samilch'ŏnha |
Directed by | Shin Sang-ok[1] |
Written by | Gwak Il-ro |
Produced by | Shin Sang-ok |
Starring | Shin Young-kyun |
Cinematography | Choi Seung-woo |
Edited by | Kim Hyeon |
Music by | Hwang Mun-pyeong |
Distributed by | An Yang Films Co., Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | $1,390[2] |
Plot
editDuring the last days of the Yi dynasty, conflict arises between the China-leaning conservatives, and the Western-learning and Japan-leaning reformers over how to rule Korea in the future. The reformer Kim Okgyun helps persuade the king to announce Korea's independence, breaking with China. When a conservative agent informs China, Chinese troops enter Korea and end the reign of independence after three days.[1]
Cast
edit- Shin Young-kyun[1]
- Shin Seong-il
- Yoon Jeong-hee
- Park Nou-sik
- Namkoong Won
- Han Mun-jeong
- Sin Il-ryong
- Do Kum-bong
- Hwang Hae
- O Cheon-pyeong
Bibliography
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d "Three days of their reign (Sam-ilcheonha) (1973)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-07-21. and Samil cheonha (1973) at IMDb
- ^ "Three Days Of Their Reign (1973)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2021-07-06.