''Beongeoli Sam-ryong'' (Deaf Sam-ryong) is a 1929 Korean film written, directed, produced by and starring
Na Woon-gyu
Na Woon-gyu (October 27, 1902 – August 9, 1937) was a Korean actor, screenwriter and director. He is widely considered the most important filmmaker in early Korean cinema, and possibly Korea's first true movie star. Since he often wrote, dir ...
(1902-1937). It premiered at the Choseon Theater in January 1929. It was the fifth film produced by Na Woon-gyu Productions, and its failure with the public was blamed for the bankruptcy of that company.
Plot summary
The plot concerns Sam-ryong, a deaf servant who is in love with his landlord's daughter-in-law. Critics praised the final scene of the film, in which the house burns, as a work of pioneering and experimental film making.
1964 remake
In 1964
Shin Sang-ok
Shin Sang-ok ( ko, 신상옥; born Shin Tae-seo; October 11, 1926 – April 11, 2006) was a South Korean filmmaker with more than 100 producer and 70 director credits to his name. His best-known films were made in the 1950s and 60s, many of them ...
directed ''
Deaf Sam-yong'', a remake of ''Beongeoli Sam-ryong'' which won the
Grand Bell (Daejong) Award in 1965 for Best Pictur
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See also
*Contemporary culture of South Korea
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Cinema of Korea
The term "Cinema of Korea" (or "Korean cinema") encompasses the motion picture industries of North and South Korea. As with all aspects of Korean life during the past century, the film industry has often been at the mercy of political events, ...
External links
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Images from ''Beongeoli Sam-ryong''at
The Korean Film Archive (KOFA)
A Deaf, Sam-ryong (Beong-eoli Samryong)at
The Korean Film Archive (KOFA)
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1929 films
Pre-1948 Korean films
Korean silent films
Korean black-and-white films
Films directed by Na Woon-gyu
South Korean drama films
1929 drama films
Silent drama films
Films about disability
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