The Hidden Hero

1980 South Korean film

The Hidden Hero

Theatrical poster for The Hidden Hero (1980)

Hangul|

깃발없는 기수

Hanja|

깃발없는 旗手

RR| Gitbareomneun gisu
MR| Kitparŏmnŭn kisu
Directed by| Im Kwon-taek[1]
Produced by| Park Chong-chan
Starring| Hah Myung-joong
Cinematography| Lee Suck-ki
Edited by| Kim Hee-su
Music by| Gang Seok-hui
Distributed by| Hwa Chun Trading Co.

Release date

* September 4, 1980 (1980-09-04)

Running time

| 96 minutes
Country| South Korea
Language| Korean

The Hidden Hero (Korean: 깃발없는 기수; RR: Gitbareomneun 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]

## Synopsis

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An anti-communist film about a reporter torn between political ideologies during the days after the Korean liberation from Japan.[5]

## Cast

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* 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

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* Gitbaleobtneun gisu (1980) at IMDb
* "No Glory (Gisbal-eobneun gisu)(1979)". Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
* "GITBAL OBNUN GISU". The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
* 깃발없는 기수 (in Korean). Cine21. Retrieved 2009-04-29.

## Notes

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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.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
3. ^ "Grand Bell Awards, South Korea". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
4. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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The Hidden Hero at IMDb

Preceded by

Police Story

|  Grand Bell Awards for Best Film
1979 | Succeeded by

Son of Man

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Grand Bell Award for Best Film

1960s|

* Prince Yeonsan (1962)
* The Memorial Gate for Virtuous Women (1963)
* Bloodline (1964)
* Deaf Sam-yong (1965)
* The Sea Village (1966)
* Coming Back (1967)
* Prince Daewon (1968)

1970s|

* Patriotic Martyr An Jung-gun (1972)
* The General in Red Robes (1973)
* The Land (1974)
* Flame (1975)
* Mother (1976)
* Diary of Korean-Japanese War (1977)
* Police Story (1978)
* The Hidden Hero (1979)

1980s|

* Son of Man (1980)
* Invited People (1981)
* Come Unto Down (1982)
* Mulleya Mulleya (1983)
* Adultery Tree (1984)
* Mother (1985)
* Pillar of Mist (1986)
* Diary of King Yeonsan (1987)
* Come Come Come Upward (1989)

1990s|

* All That Falls Has Wings (1990)
* Passion Portrait (1991)
* Fly High Run Far (1992)
* Seopyeonje (1993)
* The Story of Two Women (1994)
* The Eternal Empire (1995)
* Henequen (1996)
* The Contact (1997)
* Spring in My Hometown (1999)

2000s|

* Peppermint Candy (2000)
* Joint Security Area (2001)
* The Way Home (2002)
* Memories of Murder (2003)
* Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2004)
* Marathon (2005)
* The King and the Clown (2006)
* Family Ties (2007)
* The Chaser (2008)
* The Divine Weapon (2009)

2010s|

* Poetry (2010)
* The Front Line (2011)
* Masquerade (2012)
* The Face Reader (2013)
* The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)
* Ode to My Father (2015)
* Inside Men (2016)
* A Taxi Driver (2017)
* Burning (2018)
* Parasite (2019)

2020s|

* N/A (2020)
* N/A (2021)
* Decision to Leave (2022)
* Concrete Utopia (2023)

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Films directed by Im Kwon-taek

* Farewell to the Duman River (1962)
* Femme Fatale, Jang Hee-bin (1968)
* The Genealogy (1979)
* The Hidden Hero (1979)
* Mandala (1981)
* Gilsoddeum (1986)
* Ticket (1986)
* The Surrogate Woman (1987)
* Village in the Mist (1982)
* Adada (1987)
* Diary of King Yeonsan (1987)
* Come Come Come Upward (1989)
* General's Son (1990)
* General's Son II (1991)
* Fly High Run Far (1991)
* General's Son III (1992)
* Seopyeonje (1993)
* The Taebaek Mountains (1994)
* Festival (1996)
* Downfall (1997)
* Chunhyang (2000)
* Chi-hwa-seon (2002)
* Low Life (2004)
* Beyond the Years (2007)
* Hanji (2011)
* Revivre (2015)

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