The King and the Clown backdrop

The King and the Clown 2005 Directed by Lee Joon-ik 왕의 남자

Forbidden desire, sumptuous tragedy.

Two clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh.

Production Country South Korea
Language Korean
Spoken Language Korean
Gneres Drama , History , Thriller
Production Companies Cinema Service , Cineworld , Eagle Pictures
Release Date 29 December 2005
121 mins
Cast
Kam Woo-sung Jang-sang
Lee Joon-gi Gong-gil
Jung Jin-young King Yeonsan
Kang Sung-yeon Jang Nok-su
Yoo Hai-jin Yuk-gab
Jang Hang-seon Cheo-sun
Yoon Joo-Sang Sung Hee-an
Choi Il-hwa Sung Jun
Shin Jung-keun Lee Geuk-kyun
Yun So-jeong Queen In-soo
Lee Young-suk Nobleman
Jeon Il-beom Yoon Ji-sang
Maeng Bong-hak Chief of Police
Cho Ryun Mistress Uhm
Shin Un-seop Spectator 1
Kim Jin-su Namsadang Performer
Park Young-soo Court Jester
Park Su-il Park Won-jong
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