Field of Honor (1986 film)

Field of Honor
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Directed byKim Dae-hie
Hans Scheepmaker
Written byHenk Bos
Kim Dae-hie
Produced byYoram Globus, Menahem Golan, Hyeon-suk Han
StarringEverett McGill
Ron Brandsteder
Bart Römer
CinematographyHein Groot
Eung-Hwi Heo
Edited byVictorine Habets
Music byRoy Budd
Distributed byCannon Films
Release dates
  • 26 September 1986 (1986-09-26) (South Korea)
  • 19 March 1987 (1987-03-19) (Netherlands)
Running time
110 min
CountriesNetherlands
South Korea
LanguagesEnglish
Korean

Field of Honor (Dutch: Het veld van eer) is a 1986 Dutch/South Korean war film set during the Korean War, directed by Kim Dae-hie and Hans Scheepmaker.

Plot

After an attack by Chinese troops, a Dutch sergeant (whose troops committed atrocities against the local population) finds himself alone in the field. He meets a young Korean woman who tries to save her little brother who is shell shocked. This changes the sergeant's outlook on the war.

Cast

Reception

The film got a negative review in the Dutch communist newspaper De Waarheid.[1]

References

  1. ^ Van Eerten, Ronald (March 20, 1987). "Field of honor wijkt af van oorlogstraditie". De Waarheid (in Dutch). p. 9. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011.


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