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, Jung-jae Lee, Beom-su Lee

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jung-jae Lee	...	Jang Hak-soo
Beom-su Lee	...	Lim Gye-jin
Liam Neeson	...	Douglas MacArthur
Se-Yeon Jin	...	Han Jae-sun
Cheol-min Park	...	Nam Ki-sun
Jun-ho Jeong	...	Seo Jin-chul
Byeong-ok Kim	...	Choi Suk-joong
Seon-a Kim	...	Kim Hwa-young
Yeong-ae Kim	...	Na Jung-nim
Sung-woong Park	...	Park Nam-chul
Kyung Soon Jung	...	Jeong Seol-sil
Yoshihiro Akiyama	...	Baek San (as Sunghoon Choo)
Won-jong Lee	...	Chongsalyeong-gwan
Geum-Seong Kil	...	Cheon Dal-joong
Go Yoon	...	Oh Dae-soo

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 | spy | 

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Man-Hee Lee's first screenplay in five years.

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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.

This is not entirely correct. UN forces began landing on September 15th. Still 2 days short of of the "13 days" claimed in the onscreen text, but not as off as claimed above.

User Reviews

Nothing special - conventional, gung ho war movie

September 1950. UN forces under General Douglas MacArthur are poised to invade and retake South Korea at the port city of Incheon. However, the operation, Operation Chromite, is fraught with risks and has a high probability of failure. In order to gain more intelligence on enemy positions, especially the placement of sea mines, MacArthur sends a team of eight Korean spies into Incheon. This is their story.

So-so. Had potential to be a gritty war drama, telling the story of the Battle of Incheon, which was a stroke of military genius. Instead it is a fairly conventional, gung ho war movie. Historical and military accuracy, and general plausibility, is sacrificed at the expense of action scenes, melodrama and empty sentimentality.

Dialogue is generally over-the-top and quite ridiculous at times. Every kind of cliché you can think of, MacArthur (played by the unfortunate Liam Neeson) gets to utter. Add in a character whose sole job seems to be calling out the names of comrades as they get hit and otherwise being sullen and whiny, and some pretty hammy acting and you have a recipe for a pretty average movie, at best.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

English Korean

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

Gross USA:

$1,023,348

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,749,918

Company Credits

Production Co:

CJ Entertainment, Celltrion Entertainment, Industrial Bank of Korea

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min 140 min (extended)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1