Lee Byung-il

Lee Byung-il

Lee Byung-il (1910-1978) was a South Korean film director and producer. He debuted with Spring on the Korean Peninsula in 1941, when Korea was still under the Japanese rule. His best known film, The Wedding Day, won a special comedy award at Asia-Pacific Film Festival and was screened at the Berlin Film Festival - the first Korean film to do so. Today considered a classic, it has been listed as a Registered Cultural Property by the Korean Government in 2007 and chosen by Korea Post to be commemorated in a 2008 special stamps edition together with three other representative films from 1940-60s. In his later years he was more active as a producer. Wikipedia contributors. "Lee Byung-il." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 14 Dec. 2020. Web. 26 May. 2021.

  • Title: Lee Byung-il
  • Popularity: 0.3167
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1910-06-03
  • Place of Birth: Hamhŭng, North Korea
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  • Also Known As: Lee Byeong-Il, 이병일, Lee ByeongIl, Lee Byeong Il, ByeongIl Lee, Byeong-Il Lee, Byungil Lee, Lee Byung-il , Lee Byungil , Lee Byung Il , 李炳逸, Ли Бён-иль, Ли Бён Иль, Ли Бёниль, Бён-иль Ли, Бёниль Ли
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Lee Byung-il Movies

  • 1941
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    Spring of Korean Peninsula

    Spring of Korean Peninsula

    5.8 1941 HD

    Film producer Lee Yeong-il is introduced to Jeong-hee, his friend's little sister. Unable to find an appropriate slot for her in his movie, he gets her a job in a record company and watches out for her. In time, their love grows deeper. Meanwhile, director Heo Hoon, who is making the film 'The Story of Chun-hyang' with Yeong-il, fires the lead actress of the film, Anna, when she causes too much trouble. Instead, Jeong-hee is hired in her place. Just as Jeong-hee proves herself worthy of the casting and the film-making progresses smoothly, Yeong-il and Heo Hoon face financial difficulties. Yeong-il turns to embezzlement in desperation and is thrown in jail.

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  • 1941
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    Spring of Korean Peninsula

    Spring of Korean Peninsula

    5.8 1941 HD

    Film producer Lee Yeong-il is introduced to Jeong-hee, his friend's little sister. Unable to find an appropriate slot for her in his movie, he gets her a job in a record company and watches out for her. In time, their love grows deeper. Meanwhile, director Heo Hoon, who is making the film 'The Story of Chun-hyang' with Yeong-il, fires the lead actress of the film, Anna, when she causes too much trouble. Instead, Jeong-hee is hired in her place. Just as Jeong-hee proves herself worthy of the casting and the film-making progresses smoothly, Yeong-il and Heo Hoon face financial difficulties. Yeong-il turns to embezzlement in desperation and is thrown in jail.

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  • 1941
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    Spring of Korean Peninsula

    Spring of Korean Peninsula

    5.8 1941 HD

    Film producer Lee Yeong-il is introduced to Jeong-hee, his friend's little sister. Unable to find an appropriate slot for her in his movie, he gets her a job in a record company and watches out for her. In time, their love grows deeper. Meanwhile, director Heo Hoon, who is making the film 'The Story of Chun-hyang' with Yeong-il, fires the lead actress of the film, Anna, when she causes too much trouble. Instead, Jeong-hee is hired in her place. Just as Jeong-hee proves herself worthy of the casting and the film-making progresses smoothly, Yeong-il and Heo Hoon face financial difficulties. Yeong-il turns to embezzlement in desperation and is thrown in jail.

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  • 1956
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    The Wedding Day

    The Wedding Day

    6 1956 HD

    Master Maeng is very proud that an influential family will soon be his esteemed in-laws when his loving daughter, Mi-yeon, marries their son. A few days before the wedding Maeng hears a rumor that his future son-in-law has a cripple leg. Regretting that he can't give his lovely daughter to a cripple, he decides to marry his maid to him instead. Unexpectedly the future son-in-law shows up at the wedding hall and he is not a cripple, but a healthy and handsome youth. Feeling embarrassed, there is no way but to wed the maid to him. The Wedding Day is a recreation of A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng, a comical play by Oh Yeong Jin. The first Korean film to win an international film award, the Best Comedy Award at the 1957 edition of the Asian Film Festival (now Asia Pacific Film Festival).

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  • 1958
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    The Love Marriage

    The Love Marriage

    7 1958 HD

    A medical doctor, Ko, has three daughters. The first daughter, Suk-hee, confesses her past when her husband asks her to forgive his past, on the first night of their honeymoon. When he breaks off the marriage and goes to America, Suk-hee confines herself to her home for three years.

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  • 1960
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    Entanglements

    Entanglements

    1 1960 HD

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  • 1958
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    The Love Marriage

    The Love Marriage

    7 1958 HD

    A medical doctor, Ko, has three daughters. The first daughter, Suk-hee, confesses her past when her husband asks her to forgive his past, on the first night of their honeymoon. When he breaks off the marriage and goes to America, Suk-hee confines herself to her home for three years.

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  • 1956
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    The Wedding Day

    The Wedding Day

    6 1956 HD

    Master Maeng is very proud that an influential family will soon be his esteemed in-laws when his loving daughter, Mi-yeon, marries their son. A few days before the wedding Maeng hears a rumor that his future son-in-law has a cripple leg. Regretting that he can't give his lovely daughter to a cripple, he decides to marry his maid to him instead. Unexpectedly the future son-in-law shows up at the wedding hall and he is not a cripple, but a healthy and handsome youth. Feeling embarrassed, there is no way but to wed the maid to him. The Wedding Day is a recreation of A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng, a comical play by Oh Yeong Jin. The first Korean film to win an international film award, the Best Comedy Award at the 1957 edition of the Asian Film Festival (now Asia Pacific Film Festival).

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  • 1962
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    The Way to Seoul

    The Way to Seoul

    1 1962 HD

    A major of the South Korean army is taken prisoner during the Korean War (1950-1953). He attempts to escape but a guard shoots him. But a woman appears to save him. She is a student studying at Kim Il-Sung University. While his wound gets healed, he falls in love with her. She is also an anti-Communist. When he becomes healthy again, he sneaks into the Pyeongyang concentration camp to rescue three South Korean soldiers even though she strongly objects. He successfully carries out his mission and they set out for Seoul. But there are a lot of dangers waiting for them on their way.

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  • 1962
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    The Way to Seoul

    The Way to Seoul

    1 1962 HD

    A major of the South Korean army is taken prisoner during the Korean War (1950-1953). He attempts to escape but a guard shoots him. But a woman appears to save him. She is a student studying at Kim Il-Sung University. While his wound gets healed, he falls in love with her. She is also an anti-Communist. When he becomes healthy again, he sneaks into the Pyeongyang concentration camp to rescue three South Korean soldiers even though she strongly objects. He successfully carries out his mission and they set out for Seoul. But there are a lot of dangers waiting for them on their way.

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