Flame in the Valley
Theatrical poster for Flame in the Valley (1967)
Hangul
산불
Hanja
山불
Revised RomanizationSanbul
McCune–ReischauerSanbul
Directed byKim Soo-yong[1]
Written byShin Bong-seung
Produced byKim Tai-soo
StarringShin Young-kyun
CinematographyHong Dong-hyuk
Edited byYu Jae-won
Music byJeong Yoon-joo
Distributed byTae Chang Enterprises Co., Ltd.
Release date
  • April 22, 1967 (1967-04-22)
Running time
80 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Flame in the Valley (Korean: 산불; RR: Sanbul) is a 1967 South Korean film directed by Kim Soo-yong. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony.[2][3]

Synopsis

In this melodrama, a man in a village in Jirisan hides a Communist soldier who has sneaked into the area. A widow, finding the soldier in the bamboo grove, visits him and carries on a sexual relationship with him. When she discovers she is pregnant, she commits suicide. When the villagers burn the woods to drive out remaining Communist guerillas, the man who has hidden the soldier perishes in an attempt to rescue him. The drama is based on a novel.[4]

Cast

Bibliography

English

Korean

Notes

  1. ^ Infobox data from "Flame in the Valley ( Sanbul )(1967)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-07-20. and "cine21.com" (in Korean). cine21.com. Retrieved 2009-07-20.
  2. ^ "Blue Dragon Film Awards, South Korea". IMDb. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  3. ^ 산불 (1967) (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-06-25.
  4. ^ a b "Flame in the Valley ( Sanbul )(1967)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2009-07-20.

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Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Film
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