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1979 South Korean film

Police Story
Theatrical poster for Police Story (1979)

Hangul	경찰관
Hanja	警察官
Revised Romanization	Gyeongchalgwan
McCune–Reischauer	Kyŏngch'algwan

Directed by	Lee Doo-yong
Written by	Lee Moon-woong
Produced by	Kwak Jeong-hwan
Starring	Jang Dong-he
Cinematography	Son Hyun-chae
Edited by	Lee Kyung-ja
Music by	Kim Hee-kap
Distributed by	HapDong Films
Release date	October 5, 1979 (1979-10-05)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Police Story (Korean: 경찰관) is a 1979 South Korean drama film directed by Lee Doo-yong. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards.

Plot

A melodrama about a man who chooses the career of a police officer in spite of his girlfriend's objection and social stigma. After he is injured in the line of duty, he and his girlfriend get married.

Cast

Jang Dong-he
Han So-ryong
Yu Ji-in
Moon Jung-suk
Do Kum-bong
Bang Su-il
Sin Mu-il
Kim Young-in
Han Kug-nam
Choe Jae-ho

Bibliography

"Gyeongchal-gwan". The Complete Index to World Film. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
경찰관. Cine21 (in Korean).

References

^ "The Police Officer (Gyeongchalgwan)(1978)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2021-07-06.
Lee Young-il (1988). The History of Korean Cinema. Translated by Richard Lynn Greever. Seoul: Motion Picture Promotion Corporation. pp. 275–278. ISBN 89-88095-12-X.
"Grand Bell Awards (Daejong)". korean-drama-guide.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.

External links

Police Story at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
Police Story at IMDb

Preceded byDiary of Korean-Japanese War

Grand Bell Awards for Best Film
1978

Succeeded byThe Hidden Hero

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