Piagol

Summary

Piagol (Korean피아골) is a 1955 South Korean film directed by Lee Kang-cheon. It deals with a North Korean army unit that refuses to accept the armistice that effectively ended the Korean War in 1953. Instead, they hole up around Mt. Jiri and continue to operate. It is based on real historical events. It was initially banned due to its supposedly "pro-communist" content, but the director launched a protest to have the film re-released.

Piagol
Hangul
피아골
Revised RomanizationPiagol
McCune–ReischauerP'iagol
Directed byLee Kang-cheon
Written byKim Chong Hwan (김종환)
Produced byKim Byeong-ki
StarringKim Jin-kyu
Lee Ye-chun (이예춘)
CinematographyKang Yeong Hwa (강영화)
Edited byYang Ju Nam (양주남)
Music byKwak In Geun (곽인건)
Release date
  • September 23, 1955 (1955-09-23)
Running time
110 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Cast edit

  • Kim Jin-kyu as Cheol-su
  • Heo Jang-kang as Man-su
  • No Kyeong-hie as Ae-ran
  • Lee Ye-chun as Agari, Boss
  • Yun Wang-guk
  • Kim Yeong Hui as Soju

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