''The General in Red Robes'' (
hangul
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- ''Hongui janggun'') is a
1973
Events January
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South Korea
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n film directed by
Lee Doo-yong. It was awarded Best Film at the
Grand Bell Awards ceremony.
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Plot
In this historical drama set during the Imjin War
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, Kwak Jae-Wu leads an army against the Japanese invaders. Once he and his soldiers have helped defeat the Japanese, Kwak refuses a government post as reward from the Royal Court, and chooses instead to live the rest of his life in Bipa Mountain.[
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Cast
*Hwang Hae[
* Ko Eun-ah
* Do Kum-bong
*Lee Kang-jo
*Kim Young-in
*An Gil-won
*Han Tae-il
*Yu Il-su
*Kim Mu-yeong
*Cheon Bong-hak
* Shin Goo
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References
External links
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1973 films
Best Picture Grand Bell Award winners
1970s Korean-language films
South Korean drama films
Films directed by Lee Doo-yong
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