The Hidden Hero

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]

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
Music by	Gang Seok-hui
Cinematography	Lee Suck-ki
Edited by	Kim Hee-su
Distributed by	Hwa Chun Trading Co.
Release date	September 4, 1980
Running time	96 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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.