Film
King and the Clown
2005· 15· 2h 1m· Drama· History· Thriller
“Forbidden desire, sumptuous tragedy.”
Two clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh.
2005-12-29
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Key Crew
DirectorLee Joon-ik
WriterChoi Seok-hwan
ProducerJeong Jin-wan
Director of PhotographyJi Gil-woong
Original Music ComposerLee Byung-woo
EditorKim Jae-beom
Full cast & crew (24 cast · 25 crew)
Details
Released2005-12-29
Runtime2h 1m · 15
StatusReleased
StudiosCineworld · Cinema Service · Eagle Pictures
LanguagesKorean
CountriesSouth Korea
Rating7.0/10 · 115 votes
Original languageko
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