About

Known credits:
9
Birthday:
1910-06-03
Place of birth:
HamhÅ­ng, North Korea
Website:
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Lee Byung-il

Overview

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.

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Known for

Directing

1962 The Way to Seoul Directing Director N/A
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1958 The Love Marriage Directing Director 58
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1956 The Wedding Day Directing Director 58
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1941 Spring in the Korean Peninsula Directing Director 59
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Writing

1941 Spring in the Korean Peninsula Writing Writer 59
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Production

1962 The Way to Seoul Production Producer N/A
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1958 The Love Marriage Production Producer 58
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1956 The Wedding Day Production Producer 58
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1941 Spring in the Korean Peninsula Production Producer 59
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