Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite (2016)

A team of spies is sent into Incheon to gain intelligence on North Korean positions ahead of the invasion by UN forces.

Director:

John H. Lee

Writers:

Man-Hee Lee (screenplay), John H. Lee

Stars:

Liam Neeson, Jon Gries, Josie Bissett

Cast

Credited cast:
Liam Neeson	...	Douglas MacArthur
Jon Gries	...	Gen Hoyt Vandenberg
Josie Bissett	...	Jean
Jung-jae Lee	...	Jang, Hak-soo (South Korean Navy Lieutenant)
Sean Dulake	...	Lt. Col. Edward L. Rowny
Beom-su Lee	...	Lim, Gye-jin (North Korean Senior Colonel)
Jun-ho Jeong	...	Seo Jin-Chul
Se-Yeon Jin	...	Han Jae-Sun
Mathew Darcy	...	Soldier-Typist (as Matthew D'Arcy)
Justin Rupple	...	Alexander Haig
István Medvigy	...	U.S. Army Soldier
Troy Zitzelsberger	...	F. Charkhorn (as Troy Mark Zitzelsberger)
Andrew William Brand	...	Joseph Lawton Collins
Matthew Dauma	...	Eugene F. Clark
Damien Furtado	...	Foster

Storyline

American General Douglas MacArthur (Liam Neeson) sends eight members of the Korean Liaison Office, led by a South Korean Navy Lieutenant (Lee Jung-Jae) on a secret mission far behind North Korean lines to carry out Operation "X-ray". This covert operation must succeed so that MacArthur can launch the daring Incheon Landing Operation.This is a fictionalized version of the historical CIA/military intelligence operation "Trudy Jackson", part of Operation Chromite.

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Plot Keywords:

south korea | korean war | douglas macarthur | korean history | based on true story | 

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Taglines:

The odds were 5000 to 1. One was all they needed.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History | War

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean English

Release Date:

12 August 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite

Filming Locations:

Seoul, South Korea

Box Office

Budget:

$12,620,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$31,662, 7 August 2016, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$1,022,720, 16 September 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Taewon Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min 140 min (extended)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director John H. Lee and Man-Hee Lee previously worked on Pohwasogeuro (2010) and Sayonara itsuka (2010).

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Goofs

Onscreen text just before the credits tells the audience that "13 days after the successful landing operation of Incheon, on September 15, 1950, the UN Allied Forces reclaimed Seoul." However, the actual Battle of Inchon took place on September 19, 1950, and Seoul was not completely recaptured until September 25, 1950.

User Reviews

Surprisingly Good

First off, there are different copies around for this movie. Don't make the mistake of watching the one that is dubbed for the Korean Actors. I started to watch it and the English dubbed voices just ruined it, gave it that same weird, almost comic feel of any dubbed movie. I then watched the one that has English speaking for English and Korean speaking for Korean (with subtitles) and found myself really enjoying the movie. Very good Korean acting, better than all the English counterparts. Liam was actual kind of ho hum with his gruff MacArthur character and his dialog was pretty shallow. The Korean acting though stole the show. Most straight Korean movies I watch (with all English subtitles) end up being pretty good. They are pretty good at making movies. Their acting can get a bit dramatic at times but all in all is entertaining. I didn't know what to expect from this movie but gave it a chance cause I just enjoy watching a good movie. This one was pretty good.