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I Am The King (2012)

Original title: 나는 왕이로소이다

2012-08-08 · 2h 0m · KO
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South Korean film inspired by The Prince and the Pauper set in the Joseon Dynasty.

The movie depicts the three months before Choong-nyung (the future Sejong the Great) becomes king. The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, which follows the history of the Joseon Dynasty between 1413 and 1865, leaves out records of this crucial period. While future generations would come to know him as King Sejong, the legendary figure who created the Korean alphabet and advanced the country’s scientific research and law, Prince Choong-nyung was originally dismissed as a reclusive bookworm. When his older brothers Yangnyeong and Hyoryeong fail to impress their father King Taejong, the king makes a royal command for Choong-nyung to become the next ruler of the kingdom instead.

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Jang Kyu-sungDirectorHwang Sung-gooWriter

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Ju Ji-hoonJu Ji-hoonGrand Prince Choong-nyung / Deok-chilBaek Yoon-sikBaek Yoon-sikHwang HeeByun Hee-bongByun Hee-bongShin Ik-yeokPark Young-kyuPark Young-kyuKing TaejongIm Won-heeIm Won-heeHae-gooKim Soo-roKim Soo-roWarrior Hwang-gooLee HaneeLee HaneeSoo-yeonBaek Do-binBaek Do-binPrince YangnyeongLee Mi-doLee Mi-doCrowned PrincessKim So-hyunKim So-hyunSol-biLim Hyung-junLim Hyung-junJang Young-silYoon Kyung-hoYoon Kyung-hoGeun-bae

Keywords

KingJoseon dynastyKing sejong

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Drama · HistoryTheme affinityKing · Joseon Dynasty · King SejongDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference414930Actor preference407600 · 109645 · 70242Country preferenceKr

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What is I Am The King about?

The movie depicts the three months before Choong-nyung (the future Sejong the Great) becomes king. The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, which follows the history of the Joseon Dynasty between 1413 and 1865, leaves out records of this crucial period. While future generations would come to know him as King Sejong, the legendary figure who created the Korean alphabet and advanced the country’s scientific research and law, Prince Choong-nyung was originally dismissed as a reclusive bookworm. When his older brothers Yangnyeong and Hyoryeong fail to impress their father King Taejong, the king makes a royal command for Choong-nyung to become the next ruler of the kingdom instead.

How long is I Am The King?

I Am The King has a runtime of 120 minutes.