Farewell to the Duman River

1962 South Korean film

Farewell to the Duman River
Poster to Farewell to the Duman River (1962)

Hangul	두만강아 잘 있거라
Hanja	豆滿江아 잘 있거라
Revised Romanization	Dumanganga jal itgeora
McCune–Reischauer	Tuman'ganga chal itkŏra

Directed by	Im Kwon-taek
Written by	Yu Han-chul
Produced by	Choi Kwan-du
Starring	Kim Seok-hun Park No-shik
Cinematography	Choi Ho-jin
Edited by	Kim Hui-su
Music by	Park Chun-seok
Distributed by	Han-Hong Movies
Release date	February 4, 1962 (1962-02-04)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	$3,060^[1]

Farewell to the Duman River (Korean: 두만강아 잘 있거라) is a 1962 South Korean film. Directed by Im Kwon-taek in his directorial debut, it became a huge hit, establishing his reputation as a director and ensuring him a career in the film industry for the next decade.^[2]

Plot

Patriotic university student Youngwoo and his friends, led by their teacher Lee Sung, along with a British friend bid farewell to their families and become freedom fighters in Manchuria fighting against the Japanese occupation around the Tumen River.^[2]

References

^ "Farewell Duman River (1962)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
^ ^a ^b James, David E.; Kim Kyung-hyun, eds. (2002). Im Kwon-Taek: The Making of a Korean National Cinema. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 26. ISBN 0-8143-2869-5.

Bibliography

"Dumanganga jal itgeola". The Complete Index to World Film. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
"Farewell Tumen River (Dumangang-a Jal Itgeora) (1962)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2021-07-06.
James, David E.; Kim Kyung-hyun, eds. (2002). Im Kwon-Taek: The Making of a Korean National Cinema. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-2869-5.