The Man with Two Faces (1975 film)
The Man with Two Faces | |
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Directed by | Lee Yong-min |
Written by | Lee Yong-min |
Produced by | Shim Tae-seon |
Starring | Lee Ye-chun Kim Ok-jin Jin Bong-jin |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
The Man with Two Faces (Korean: 공포의 이중인간; RR: Gongpoui ijongingan) is a 1975 South Korean horror film. The film is a rough adaptation of Frankenstein.[1][2]
Synopsis
[edit]A mad scientist seeks to create human life by using dead bodies. His plan goes awry and the newly created creature lashes out before escaping.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Lee Ye-chun
- Kim Ok-jin
- Jin Bong-jin
Release
[edit]The Man With Two Faces was released in South Korea during 1975. The Korean Film Archive began work on restoring the film, along with seven others, in 2004. In 2006 the organization completed their work, which they screened that same year.[4][5] The Korean Film Archive would go on to screen the film as part of their 2014 online exhibition 한국영화 속 최고의 악당을 찾아서, 장르영화가 사랑한 악인들, (tr: In Search of the Best Villains in Korean Films, Villains Loved by Genre Films) on KMDb.[6][7]
Reception
[edit]A writer for KMDb praised the cinematography while also noting that the film's story flow kept it from being a "Korean Movie Masterpiece Selection" as opposed to a "Beep Beep B-Movie".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "1980년 한국 영화 최초의 좀비 영화는?". 한국일보 (in Korean). 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ a b "[삐용삐용B무비]공포의 이중인간". KMDb (in Korean). Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ Cusson, Kate (8 February 2024). "17 Underrated Classic K-Horror Movies". MovieWeb. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "영상자료원 3년간 복원ㆍ복사작 공개전". Yonhap News (in Korean). 29 December 2006.
- ^ 구본준 (1 January 2007). "신상옥 감독 영화 복원 상영". 한겨레 (in Korean). Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ 뉴시스 (28 December 2016). "'한국영화 속 최고의 악당을 찾아서, 장르영화가 사랑한 악인들'". 뉴시스 (in Korean). Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "영화 속 악당의 변천사…영상자료원 기획전". Yonhap News (in Korean). 2 February 2014.
External links
[edit]- The Man with Two Faces at IMDb
- A Horrible Double-faced Man at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)