Janghwa Hongryeon jeon (1972 film)

Janghwa Hongryeonjeon jeon (literally The Story of Janghwa and Hongryeon) is 1972 South Korean Horror film. The film is based on a popular Korean fairy tale "Janghwa Hongryeon jeon" which had been adapted into film versions in 1924, 1936, 1956, 1962, 1972, 2003, and 2009.

Janghwa Hongryeon jeon
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJanghwa Hongryeonjeon
McCune–ReischauerChang-hwa hong-ryŏnjŏn
Directed byLee Yu-seob
Produced byShin Sang-ok
Written byLee Hie-woo
StarringLee Yeong-ok
Heo Jang-kang
Yun In-ja
Music byHwang Mun-pyeong
CinematographyChoi Seung-woo
Edited byHyeon Dong-chun
Release date
  • June 29, 1972 (1972-06-29)
Running time
90 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Synopsis

Janghwa Hongreonjeon is film based on a popular Korean fairy tale "Janghwa Hongryeon jeon" which had been previously filmed in 1924, 1936, 1956 and 1962.[1] Director Kim Jee-woon used the story as the basis of his 2003 film, A Tale of Two Sisters. The evil stepmother of sisters Jang-hwa and Hong-ryeon orders her son to murder the two girls so that she can claim the inheritance from the girls' father. But the sisters come back as ghosts seeking revenge.

Cast

  • Lee Yeong-ok
  • Heo Jang-kang
  • Yun In-ja
  • Lim Ji-woon
  • Kim Seong-mok
  • Lee Dae-ro
  • Shin Dong-hyeon
  • Kim Hyeok-su
  • Song Hye-kyeong
  • Jeong Han-heon

References

  1. Lee, Seung-hoon (2003-07-30). (한국영화걸작선) 죄짓고 살지 마라, <장화홍련전> (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 2009-04-14. External link in |publisher= (help)

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