Movie
King and the Clown
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2005-12-29
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Cineworld, Cinema Service, Eagle Pictures
- Country
- South Korea
- Original language
- KO
Cast
- Kam Woo-sung as Jang-sang
- Lee Joon-gi as Gong-gil
- Jung Jin-young as King Yeonsan
- Kang Sung-yeon as Jang Nok-su
- Yoo Hai-jin as Yuk-gab
- Jang Hang-seon as Cheo-sun
- Jeong Seok-yong as Chil-duk
- Lee Seung-hun as Pal-bok
- Yun Ju-sang as Sung Hee-an
- Choi Il-hwa as Sung Jun
- Shin Jung-keun as Lee Geuk-kyun
- Woo Hyeon as Hong
Crew
- Lee Joon-ik - Director
- Choi Seok-hwan - Writer
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