The Hidden Hero

The Hidden Hero
Theatrical poster for The Hidden Hero (1980)
Hangul	깃발없는 기수
Hanja	깃발없는 旗手
Revised Romanization	Gitbal eobneun gisu
McCune–Reischauer	Kitpal ŏmnŭn kisu
Directed by	Im Kwon-taek[1]
Produced by	Park Chong-chan
Starring	Hah Myung-joong
Cinematography	Lee Suck-ki
Edited by	Kim Hee-su
Music by	Gang Seok-hui
Distributed by	Hwa Chun Trading Co.
Release date	September 4, 1980 (1980-09-04)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

The Hidden Hero (Korean: 깃발없는 기수; RR: Gitbalomneun Gisu) is a 1980 South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards.^[2][3][4]

Synopsis

An anti-communist film about a reporter torn between political ideologies during the days after the Korean liberation from Japan.^[5]

Cast

• Hah Myung-joong^[4]
• Kim Young-ae
• Go Doo-shim
• Song Jae-ho
• Joo Hyun
• Yoon Yang-ha
• Kim Hee-ra
• Lee Ill-woong
• Lee Jong-man
• Park Am

Bibliography

• Gitbaleobtneun gisu (1980) at IMDb
• "No Glory (Gisbal-eobneun gisu)(1979)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
• "GITBAL OBNUN GISU". The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
• 깃발없는 기수 (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 2009-04-29.

Notes

1. Infobox data from "No Glory (Gisbal-eobneun gisu)(1979)". [KMDb Korean Movie Database]. Retrieved 2009-04-29. and Gitbaleobtneun gisu (1980) at IMDb
2. Lee Young-il, Richard Lynn Greever, tr. (1988). The History of Korean Cinema. Seoul: Motion Picture Promotion Corporation. pp. 275–278. ISBN 89-88095-12-X.
3. "Grand Bell Awards, South Korea". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
4. "No Glory (Gisbal-eobneun gisu)(1979)" (in Korean). [KMDb Korean Movie Database]. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
5. Synopsis based on "No Glory (Gisbal-eobneun gisu)(1979)". [KMDb Korean Movie Database]. Retrieved 2009-04-29.

External links

The Hidden Hero at IMDb

Preceded by Police Story

Grand Bell Awards for Best Film 1979

Succeeded by Son of Man