The Marines Who Never Returned

The Marines Who Never Returned (Korean: 돌아오지 않는 해병; RR: Doraoji anneun haebyong; aka Marines Are Gone) is a 1963 South Korean film directed by Lee Man-hee. It was released in the U.S. in 1966 as Marine Battleground.[2] For this film, Lee was given the Best Director award at the third Grand Bell Awards ceremony in 1964. The film was also given the awards for Best Sound and Best Cinematography.[3]

The Marines Who Never Returned
Poster for The Marines Who Never Returned (1963)
Hangul돌아오지 않는 해병
Hanja돌아오지 않는 海兵
Revised RomanizationDolaoji anneun haebyeong
McCune–ReischauerToraoji annŭn haebyŏng
Directed byLee Man-hee[1]
Produced byWon Seon
Written byJang Guk-jin
StarringJang Dong-hwi
Choi Moo-ryong
Koo Bong-seo
Lee Dae-yup
Kim Won-ha
Jeon Gye-hyeon
Kang Mi-ae
Jeon Young-sun
Music byJeon Jong-kun
CinematographySeo Jeong-min
Edited byKim Hee-su
Distributed byDae Won Films
Release date
  • April 11, 1963 (1963-04-11)
Running time
110 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Synopsis

During the Korean War, a squad of Marines from the South battle Chinese forces in the North, and are killed off one by one. At the beginning of the film, a young girl Young-hui and her mother desperately try to run for their lives from the Chinese soldiers. The girl's mother is shot dead but soldiers rescue Young-Hui in time and they immediately hide her from their higher-ranking commanders. Young-Hui is then instructed to continue hiding when she is delivered to their camp, out of fear that the general will send her to an orphanage.

The first half of the film centers on the Marines focusing on entertainment and looking after the young girl to alleviate the burden of the war. Afterwards, the Marines depart Young-Hui and head to the mountains to go into heated combat to confront the People's Volunteer Army.[4]

Notes
  1. Infobox data from Toraoji annun haebyong (1963) at IMDb and "Marines Are Gone ( Dora-oji Anneun Haebyeong )(1963)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
  2. "Release dates for Toraoji annun haebyong (1963)". IMDb. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
  3. Hartzell, Adam. "The Marines Who Never Returned (1963)". www.koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
  4. Synopsis from "Marines Are Gone ( Dora-oji Anneun Haebyeong )(1963)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-12-20.

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