The Eternal Empire (1995)
This film depicts the struggles of the Royal Party and the Old Party to obtain political power. In 1800, The Royal Party insisted that the political power should be centralized to the King, but the other party (The Old Party) insisted that the political power should be centralized to the majority of the ministers. One day, official Jang was ordered by the King to arrange and edit the record of the former King Yeongjo. All of a sudden, Jang dies. Soon it was disclosed that Jang was killed by the Old Party because of their connection with the book. For this incident , the King tried to get rid of key members of the Old Party, but the Old Party resists the King's will. What was in the book? Who was involved? Why? The political intrigue will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Director: Park Chong-won
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Ahn Sung-ki as King Jeongjo |
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Cho Jae-hyun as Lee In Mong |
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Kim Myung-gon as Jeong Yak-Yong |
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Choi Jong-won as Sim Hwan-ji |
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Kim Hye-soo as Yoon Sang-ah |
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Lee Seung-cheol as Seo Yong-soo |
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Kim Hee-ra as Lee Jo-won |
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Kim Il-woo as Jeong Chun-gyo |
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Im Il-chan as Gu Jae-gyeom |
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Kim Jae-rok as Lee Jeong-rae |
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Kwon Il-Su as Seo In-seong |
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Bob Hyeon Gil-su as Jangyongyeong Captain |
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Hong Kyung-in as Seja |
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Kim Ji-Eun as Sang-Kung |
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Kim Kyeong-ran as Shaman |
| Camera | Jeon Jo-Myeong | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Park Chong-won | Director |
| Production | Kyeong-seok Seo | Producer |
| Writing | Im Sang-soo | Writer |
| Production | Park Geon-seob | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Byeong-ki Hwang | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Park Chong-won | Writer |
| Writing | Park Seong-jo | Writer |