The Eunuch | |
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Theatrical poster to The Eunuch | |
Director | Shin Sang-ok[1] (신상옥) |
Producer | Gang Sin-myeong |
Planner | Park Haeng-cheol (박행철) |
Screenplay | Gwak Il-ro (곽일로) |
Art director | Chung Woo-taek (정우택) |
Music | Jeong Yoon-joo (정윤주) |
Cinematographer | Choi Seung-woo (최승우) |
Editor | O Seong-hwan (오성환) |
Lighting | Ham Wan-seob (함완섭) |
Sound recording | Sim Jae-hun (심재훈) Yu Chang-geuk (유창극) |
Make-up | Chae Hun (채훈) |
Production studio | Shin Films Co., Ltd (신필림) |
Released | December 11, 1968 |
Running time | 110 min. |
Debut theatre | Kukdo (국도) |
Attendance | 320,400 |
Followed by | The Eunuch 2 (1969) |
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The Eunuch (내시 / 內侍 - Naeshi) is a 1968 film directed by Shin Sang-ok.[1]
Critical Appraisal[]
In 1972 The Eunuch was dubbed into Mandarin and released internationally with both Chinese and English subtitles. Reviewing the film in Hollywood on April 18 of that year, Variety remarked positively on the technical aspects-- sound and color photography-- and acting credits. The music was judged "effective", and the scenery of Korea "delightful". The screenplay was said to be uneven, with all the action occurring in the first half hour, and the rest of the film given up to flash-backs explaining the action. The review complained about the English subtitles, which were particularly badly translated and contained obvious spelling errors, such as "thorn" instead of "throne". Also disliked in the review, was that the film, presented as a historical presentation of customs throughout its duration, "cops out" at the end when a brief narration admits that no-one knows for sure what happened "behind the scenes", and that the film's story was pure fiction.[2]
Cast[]
- Shin Seong-il (신성일) ... Tin-ho[1][2]
- Yoon Jeong-hee (윤정희) ... Chi-ok
- Park No-sik (박노식) ... Kong-chin
- Nam Koong-won (남궁원) ... King
- Do Keum-bong (도금봉)
- Heo Jang-gang (허장강)
- Kim Hye-jeong (김혜정)
- Park Sang-ik (박상익)
- Choi Nam-hyun (최남현)
- Han Eun-jin (한은진)
- Han Yoo-jeong (한유정)
- Song Mi-nam (송미남)
- Im Seong-bin (임성빈)
- Lee Hyang (이향)
- Lee Kang-jo (이강조)
- Lee Ki-young (이기영)
- Lim Hae-lim (임해림)
Bibliography[]
- The Eunuch (1968) at the Internet Movie Database
- Toy. (1972-05-10). "The Eunuch" in Variety.
- "내시" (in Korean). Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
External links[]
- "내시(1968) 파격적 소재의 60년대 한국영화" Fan site on film with images (in Korean)