This is a list of feature films (excluding documentaries) either partially or wholly based on events in the

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

, arranged by country of production.

South Korea

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Piagol ''Piagol'' () 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 ...

(피아골)'', 1955 *'' Five Marines (오인의 해병)'', 1961 *''

The Marines Who Never Returned ''The Marines Who Never Returned'' (; 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''. For this film, Lee was given the Best Director award at the third ...

(돌아오지 않는 해병)'', 1963 *''

Red Scarf The red scarf is a neckerchief worn by young pioneers of several countries during the communist era. In the Soviet Union it was known as ''pionerskiy galstuk'' (пионерский галстук, i. e. pioneer's neckerchief), in Vietnam as ''kh ...

(빨간 마후라)'', 1963 *''

Flame in the Valley ''Flame in the Valley'' () is a 1967 South Korean film directed by Kim Soo-yong. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony. Synopsis In this melodrama, a man in a village in Jirisan hides a Communist soldier who has sneak ...

(산불)'', 1967 *''Soldiers Without Fault'' (''죄없는 병사들''), 1989 *''

Nambugun ''Nambugun: North Korean Partisan in South Korea'' is a 1990 South Korean war drama film directed by Chung Ji-young. It is based upon the experiences of Lee Tae, a war correspondent and Partisan during the Korean War. Cast * Ahn Sung-ki ... Le ...

'' (''남부군''), 1990 *'' Silver Stallion'' (''은마는 오지 않는다''), 1991 *''

Spring in My Hometown ''Spring in My Hometown'' () is a 1998 South Korean film. Synopsis A story about two village boys, Sungmin and Changhee, in the summer of 1952, during the Korean War. Cast * Ahn Sung-ki ... Sungmin's father * Bae Yoo-jung ... Changhee's mother * ...

(''아름다운 시절''), 1998 *'' The Last Witness'' (''흑수선''), 2001 *'' Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War'' (''태극기 휘날리며''), 2004 *''

Welcome to Dongmakgol ''Welcome to Dongmakgol'' (), also known as ''Battle Ground 625'' ( UK), is a 2005 South Korean film. Based on the same-titled long-running stage play by filmmaker/playwright Jang Jin, Park Kwang-hyun's debut film was a commercial and critical su ...

'' ('웰컴 투 동막골''), 2005 *''

A Little Pond ''A Little Pond'' () is a 2009 South Korean feature film written and directed by Lee Saang-woo depicting the massacre of South Korean refugees by American soldiers at No Gun Ri in late July 1950, early in the Korean War. The ensemble cast, who do ...

'' (''작은 연못''), 2009 *'' 71: Into the Fire'' (''포화 속으로''), 2010 *'' In Love and War (적과의 동침)'', 2011 *'' The Front Line (고지전)'', 2011 *''

Ode to My Father ''Ode to My Father'' (; "Gukje (International) Market") is a 2014 South Korean drama film directed by Yoon Je-kyoon. Starring Hwang Jung-min and Yunjin Kim, it depicts South Korean history from the 1950s to the present day through the life of a ...

(국제시장)'', 2014 *''

Northern Limit Line The Northern Limit Line or North Limit Line (NLL) – 북방한계선 (in ROK) – is a disputed maritime demarcation line in the Yellow (West) Sea between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on the north, and the Republic of Ko ...

(연평해전)'', 2015 *'' The Long Way Home (서부전선)'', 2015 *''

Operation Chromite The Battle of Incheon (), also spelled Battle of Inchon, was an amphibious invasion and a battle of the Korean War that resulted in a decisive victory and strategic reversal in favor of the United Nations Command (UN). The operation involved so ...

(인천상륙작전)'', 2016 *''

Swing Kids The Swing Youth (german: Swingjugend) were a group of jazz and swing lovers in Germany formed in Hamburg in 1939. Primarily active in Hamburg and Berlin, they were composed of 14- to 21-year-old Germans, mostly middle or upper-class students, ...

(스윙키즈)'', 2018 *''

The Battle of Jangsari ''The Battle of Jangsari'' () is a 2019 South Korean action-war film co-directed by Kwak Kyung-taek and Kim Tae-hoon, starring Kim Myung-min, Megan Fox, and Choi Min-ho in the lead roles. The second installment in a trilogy following ''Operation ...

(장사리: 잊혀진 영웅들)'', 2019

North Korea

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Unsung Heroes ''Unsung Heroes'', also known as ''Unknown Heroes'' or more literally as ''Nameless Heroes'', is a North Korean war drama mini-series about a spy in Seoul during the Korean War. Over twenty hours long, it was filmed and released in multiple part ...

'' (1978–1981) *''Wolmi Island'' (1982) *'' From 5 p.m. to 5 a.m.'' (1990)

United States

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The Steel Helmet ''The Steel Helmet'' is a 1951 American war film directed, written, and produced by Samuel Fuller during the Korean War. The cast stars Gene Evans, Robert Hutton, Steve Brodie, James Edwards, and Richard Loo. It was the first American film abo ...

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Fixed Bayonets! ''Fixed Bayonets!'' is a 1951 American war film written and directed by Samuel Fuller and produced by Twentieth Century-Fox during the Korean War. It is Fuller's second film about the Korean War. In his motion-picture debut, James Dean appears br ...

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A Yank in Korea ''A Yank in Korea'' is a 1951 American war film directed by Lew Landers and starring Lon McCallister. It was one of the first films about the Korean War. Plot A tough sergeant has to teach a hotshot young soldier how to be a team player. Cast * ...

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Korea Patrol ''Korea Patrol'' (working title ''Korean Patrol'') is a 1951 American war film directed by Max Nosseck and starring Richard Emory and Benson Fong. It was released by Eagle-Lion Films. Together with Sam Fuller’s '' The Steel Helmet'' and Sam K ...

'', 1951 *'' I Want You'', 1951 *''

Tokyo File 212 ''Tokyo File 212'' (Japanese: ) is a 1951 spy film directed by and . George Breakston wrote the film's script and co-produced it with Dorrell McGowan jointly under the banner of their newly formed Breakston–McGowan Productions and Japanese ...

'', 1951 *'' Submarine Command'', 1951 *''

Japanese War Bride ''Japanese War Bride'' (also known as ''East is East'') is a 1952 drama film directed by King Vidor. The film featured the American debut of Shirley Yamaguchi in the title role. In February 2020, the film was shown at the 70th Berlin Internation ...

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Mr. Walkie Talkie ''Mr. Walkie Talkie'' is a 1952 American comedy film directed by Fred Guiol and starring William Tracy, Joe Sawyer and Margia Dean.Lentz p.250 Released by Lippert Pictures, it is the final film of the Doubleday and Ames army comedy films original ...

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Retreat, Hell! ''Retreat, Hell!'' is a 1952 American war film about the 1st Marine Division in the Korean War, directed by Joseph H. Lewis. It stars Frank Lovejoy as a career Marine battalion commander who is recalled from work at an American embassy, Richard ...

'', 1952 *''

One Minute to Zero ''One Minute to Zero'' is a 1952 American romantic war film starring Robert Mitchum and Ann Blyth, set during the opening phases of the Korean War, and produced by Howard Hughes as his last film as producer. Victor Young's score for the film inc ...

'', 1952 *'' Battle Zone'', 1952 *'' Flat Top'', 1952 *'' Battle Circus'', 1953 *''

Flight Nurse A flight nurse is a registered nurse who specialises in the field of providing comprehensive pre-hospital, emergency critical care, and hospital care to a vast scope of patients. The care of these patients is generally during aeromedical evacua ...

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Combat Squad ''Combat Squad'' is a 1953 American war film directed by Cy Roth and starring John Ireland, Lon McCallister and Hal March. It is set during the Korean War.Edwards p.63 Plot Cast * John Ireland as Sgt. Ken 'Fletch' Fletcher * Lon McCallister a ...

'', 1953 *'' Sabre Jet'', 1953 *''

The Glory Brigade ''The Glory Brigade'' is a 1953 American war film directed by Robert D. Webb. It stars Victor Mature and Alexander Scourby. The film was referred to in ''M*A*S*H'' (1970), directed by Robert Altman. Plot US Army engineer Lt. Pryor's detachmen ...

'', 1953 *''

Mission Over Korea ''Mission Over Korea'' is a 1953 American war film released by Columbia Pictures, directed by Fred F. Sears, from a story by former war correspondent Richard Tregaskis, author of '' Guadalcanal Diary''. The film stars John Hodiak, John Derek, ...

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Sky Commando ''Sky Commando'' is a 1953 American war film released by Columbia Pictures, directed by Fred F. Sears and starring Dan Duryea, Frances Gifford and Mike Connors (credited as "Touch Conners"). The Cold War period provides the background, althoug ...

'', 1953 *''

Take the High Ground! ''Take the High Ground!'' is a 1953 American war film directed by Richard Brooks and starring Richard Widmark and Karl Malden as drill sergeants who must transform a batch of everyday civilians into soldiers during the Korean War. Plot In May 195 ...

'', 1953 *''

Cease Fire A ceasefire (also known as a truce or armistice), also spelled cease fire (the antonym of 'open fire'), is a temporary stoppage of a war in which each side agrees with the other to suspend aggressive actions. Ceasefires may be between state act ...

'', 1953 *''

The Bamboo Prison ''The Bamboo Prison'' is a 1954 American Korean War film–drama film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Robert Francis, Brian Keith, Dianne Foster, and Jerome Courtland. The working title was ''I Was a Prisoner in Korea''. The US Army denied ...

'', 1954 *''

Prisoner of War A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of wa ...

'', 1954 *''

Dragonfly Squadron ''Dragonfly Squadron'' is a 1954 American war film directed by Lesley Selander and starring John Hodiak, Barbara Britton and Bruce Bennett. The film is set in the period shortly before and during the invasion of South Korea by North Korean troops. ...

'', 1954 *''

Men of the Fighting Lady ''Men of the Fighting Lady'' is a 1954 American war film, war drama film directed by Andrew Marton and starring Van Johnson, Walter Pidgeon, Louis Calhern and Keenan Wynn. The screenplay was written by U.S. Navy Commander Harry A. Burns, who had ...

'', 1954 *''

The Bridges at Toko-Ri ''The Bridges at Toko-Ri'' is a 1954 American war film about the Korean War and stars William Holden, Grace Kelly, Fredric March, Mickey Rooney, and Robert Strauss. The film, which was directed by Mark Robson, was produced by Paramount Pictur ...

'', 1954 *'' Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing'', 1955 *''

Air Strike An airstrike, air strike or air raid is an offensive operation carried out by aircraft. Air strikes are delivered from aircraft such as blimps, balloons, fighters, heavy bombers, ground attack aircraft, attack helicopters and drones. The offic ...

'', 1955 *''

The McConnell Story ''The McConnell Story'' is a 1955 dramatization of the life and career of United States Air Force (USAF) pilot Joseph C. McConnell (1922–1954) directed by Gordon Douglas (director), Gordon Douglas. McConnell served as a navigator in World W ...

'', 1955 *''

Hell's Horizon ''Hell's Horizon'' is a 1955 American war film directed by Tom Gries. The film stars John Ireland and Marla English. ''Hell's Horizon'' recounts the story of a bomber crew in the Korean War. Plot During the Korean War, United States Air Force C ...

'', 1955 *''

Target Zero ''Target Zero'' is a 1955 American war and drama film directed by Harmon Jones and written by James Warner Bellah and Sam Rolfe.The film stars Richard Conte, Peggie Castle, Charles Bronson, Richard Wyler, L. Q. Jones and Chuck Connors. The film ...

'', 1955 *''

Hold Back the Night Hold may refer to: Physical spaces * Hold (ship), interior cargo space * Baggage hold, cargo space on an airplane * Stronghold, a castle or other fortified place Arts, entertainment, and media * Hold (musical term), a pause, also called a Ferm ...

'', 1956 *''

The Rack The rack is a torture device consisting of a rectangular, usually wooden frame, slightly raised from the ground, with a roller at one or both ends. The victim's ankles are fastened to one roller and the wrists are chained to the other. As the in ...

'', 1956 *''

Men in War ''Men in War'' is a 1957 black and white American war film about the Korean War directed by Anthony Mann and starring Robert Ryan and Aldo Ray as the leaders of a small detachment of American soldiers cut off and desperately trying to rejoin th ...

'', 1957 *'' Battle Hymn'', 1957 *''

Sayonara ''Sayonara'' is a 1957 American Technicolor drama film starring Marlon Brando in Technirama. It tells the story of an American Air Force fighter pilot during the Korean War who falls in love with a famous Japanese dancer. The picture won four Ac ...

'', 1957 *''

Time Limit A time limit or deadline is a narrow field of time, or a particular point in time, by which an objective or task must be accomplished. Once that time has passed, the item may be considered overdue (e.g., for work projects or school assignments). In ...

'', 1957 *''

Tank Battalion is a multi-directional shooter arcade video game that was released by Namco in 1980. The only direct home conversion is for the MSX, and in 1985 a similar game release is ''Battle City'' for the Family Computer. ''Tank Battalion'' received a ...

'', 1958 *'' The Hunters'', 1958 *'' Battle Flame'', 1959 *'' Pork Chop Hill'', 1959 *''

Operation Dames ''Operation Dames'' is a 1959 Korean War film directed by Louis Clyde Stoumen and starring Eve Meyer.Gary A. Smith, ''American International Pictures: The Golden Years'', Bear Manor Media 2013 p 104 American International Pictures released the film ...

'', 1959 *'' All the Young Men'', 1960 *''

Cry for Happy ''Cry for Happy'' is a 1961 American CinemaScope comedy film directed by George Marshall and starring Glenn Ford and Donald O'Connor. It is a service comedy set in Japan and largely filmed there. The title song is sung during the opening credits ...

'', 1961 *''

Marines, Let's Go ''Marines, Let's Go'' is a 1961 CinemaScope DeLuxe Color Korean War film about three Marine buddies (Tom Tryon, David Hedison and Tom Reese) on shore leave in Japan and at war in Korea. It was produced and directed by Raoul Walsh, who also wrote ...

'', 1961 *''

Sniper's Ridge ''Sniper's Ridge'' is a 1961 Korean War drama film directed by John A. Bushelman and starring Jack Ging and Stanley Clements. Plot In the days before the Korean War#Armistice .28July 1953 .E2.80.93 November 1954.29, cease-fire, a hard-luck platoo ...

'', 1961 *''

The Manchurian Candidate ''The Manchurian Candidate'' is a novel by Richard Condon, first published in 1959. It is a political thriller about the son of a prominent U.S. political family who is brainwashed into being an unwitting assassin for a Communist conspiracy. The ...

'', 1962 *''

The Nun and the Sergeant ''The Nun and the Sergeant'' is a 1962 Korean War drama film starring Anna Sten and Robert Webber in the title roles. It was produced by Sten's husband Eugene Frenke, who had produced the 1957 film '' Heaven Knows, Mr Allison'', also a pairing o ...

'', 1962 *''

War Hunt ''War Hunt'' is a 1962 war film directed by Denis Sanders and starring John Saxon, Robert Redford and Charles Aidman. Produced by Terry Sanders for T-D Enterprises, and released by United Artists, the film features the film debuts of Sydney Polla ...

'', 1962 *''

The Hook The Hook, or The Hookman, is an urban legend about a killer with a pirate-like hook for a hand attacking a couple in a parked car. In many versions of the story, the killer is typically portrayed as a faceless, silhouetted old man wearing a rai ...

'', 1963 *'' War Is Hell'', 1963 *''

The Young and The Brave ''The Young and The Brave'' (also known by the working title ''Attong'') is a feature film released in 1963 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which depicts the quality of bravery of a group of prisoners of war that escaped North Korean capture, their youthfu ...

'', 1963 *''

Iron Angel Iron Angel is a German heavy metal band from Hamburg. History Early years, reunion and split (1980–2007) The band's origins can be traced back to 1980 when drummer Mike Matthes and bassist Thorsten Lohmann were in a school band called ...

'', 1964 *''

No Man's Land No man's land is waste or unowned land or an uninhabited or desolate area that may be under dispute between parties who leave it unoccupied out of fear or uncertainty. The term was originally used to define a contested territory or a dump ...

'', 1964 *''

Sergeant Ryker ''Sergeant Ryker'' is a 1963 drama–war film directed by Buzz Kulik and starring Lee Marvin and Bradford Dillman that was initially run on television but released theatrically five years later in 1968. The film was originally broadcast on televi ...

'', 1968 (originally broadcast on television as "The Case Against Paul Ryker", a 1963 two-part episode of Kraft Suspense Theatre) *''

M*A*S*H ''M*A*S*H'' (Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richard Hooker. The ...

'', 1970 *'' The Reluctant Heroes'', 1971 *'' MacArthur'', 1977 *''

Inchon Incheon (; ; or Inch'ŏn; literally "kind river"), formerly Jemulpo or Chemulp'o (제물포) until the period after 1910, officially the Incheon Metropolitan City (인천광역시, 仁川廣域市), is a city located in northwestern South Kore ...

'' 1981 (joint US-ROK production) *''

For The Boys ''For the Boys'' is a 1991 American musical comedy-drama film that traces the life of Dixie Leonard, a 1940s actress/singer who teams up with Eddie Sparks, a famous performer, to entertain American troops. The film was adapted by Marshall Brickm ...

'', 1991 *''

Devotion Devotion or Devotions may refer to: Religion * Faith, confidence or trust in a person, thing, or concept * Anglican devotions, private prayers and practices used by Anglican Christians * Buddhist devotion, commitment to religious observance * Cat ...

'', 2022

China

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Battle on Shangganling Mountain ''Shangganling'' () is a 1956 in film, 1956 Chinese propaganda war film, also translated as ''Battle of Shangganling'' and ''Battle on Shangganling Mountain''. It depicts the Battle of Triangle Hill (Shangganling in Chinese) during the Korean War, ...

(上甘岭)'', 1956 *'' Power Fighter in Vast Sky'', 1976 *''

Assembly Assembly may refer to: Organisations and meetings * Deliberative assembly, a gathering of members who use parliamentary procedure for making decisions * General assembly, an official meeting of the members of an organization or of their representa ...

'', 2005 *''

My War ''My War'' is the second studio album by American band Black Flag. It was the first of three full-length albums released by the band in 1984. It polarized fans due to the LP's B-side, on which the band slowed down to a heavy, Black Sabbath-e ...

'', 2016 *'' The Sacrifice'', 2020 *''

The Battle at Lake Changjin ''The Battle at Lake Changjin'' () is a 2021 Chinese war film co-directed and co-produced by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam, written by Lan Xiaolong and Huang Jianxin, and starring Wu Jing and Jackson Yee. It was commissioned by the pr ...

'', 2021 *''

The Battle at Lake Changjin II ''The Battle at Lake Changjin II'', also known as ''Water Gate Bridge'', is a 2022 Chinese war film and the sequel to ''The Battle at Lake Changjin'' (2021). It was directed and produced by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, and Dante Lam and stars Wu Jing, ...

'', 2022 *''

Sniper A sniper is a military/paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. Snipers generally have specialized training and are equipped with high-precision r ...

'', 2022

Philippines

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Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

'', 1986

Netherlands

*'' Field of honour (Het veld van eer)'', 1986 (Dutch/South Korean Co-Production)

Turkey

*'' Ayla: The Daughter of War'', 2017

United Kingdom

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A Hill in Korea ''A Hill in Korea'' is a 1956 British war film based on Max Catto's 1953 novel of the same name. The original name was ''Hell in Korea'', but it was changed for distribution reasons—except in the US. It was directed by Julian Amyes and prod ...

'', 1956

References

* {{Korean War *List