A Kim Jong-Il production : the extraordinary true story of a kidnapped filmmaker, his star actress, and a young dictator's rise to power
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New York : Flatiron Books, 2015.
ISBN
9781250054265, 1250054265
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Actresses -- Korea (South) -- Biography.
Biographies.
Ch'oe, Ŭn-hŭi, -- 1930- -- Kidnapping, 1978.
Kim, Chŏng-il, -- 1942-2011.
Motion picture producers and directors -- Korea (South) -- Biography.
Motion pictures -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century.
Sin, Sang-ok, -- 1926-2006 -- Kidnapping, 1978.
Biographies.
Ch'oe, Ŭn-hŭi, -- 1930- -- Kidnapping, 1978.
Kim, Chŏng-il, -- 1942-2011.
Motion picture producers and directors -- Korea (South) -- Biography.
Motion pictures -- Korea (North) -- History -- 20th century.
Sin, Sang-ok, -- 1926-2006 -- Kidnapping, 1978.
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Published
New York : Flatiron Books, 2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
x, 353 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781250054265, 1250054265
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345- 353).
Description
"A nonfiction thriller packed with tension, passion, and politics, [this book] offers a rare glimpse into a secretive world, illuminating a fascinating chapter of North Korea's history that helps explain how it became the hermetically sealed, intensely stage-managed country it remains today"--Amazon.com.
Description
Before becoming the world's most notorious dictator, Kim Jong-Il ran North Korea's Ministry for Propaganda and its film studios. Conceiving every movie made, he acted as producer and screenwriter. Despite this control, he was underwhelmed by the available talent and took drastic steps, ordering the kidnapping of Choi Eun-Hee, South Korea's most famous actress, and her ex-husband Shin Sang-Ok, the country's most famous filmmaker. It is announced that the couple will remarry and act as the Dear Leader's film advisors. Together they made seven films; pretending to research a film in Vienna, they flee to the U.S. embassy and are swept to safety.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Fischer, P. (2015). A Kim Jong-Il production: the extraordinary true story of a kidnapped filmmaker, his star actress, and a young dictator's rise to power (First edition.). Flatiron Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fischer, Paul. 2015. A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power. Flatiron Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fischer, Paul. A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power Flatiron Books, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fischer, Paul. A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power First edition., Flatiron Books, 2015.
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