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
Justin Rupple	...	Alexander Haig
Sean Dulake	...	Lt. Col. Edward L. Rowny
Jung-jae Lee	...	Jang, Hak-soo (South Korean Navy Lieutenant)
Mathew Darcy	...	Soldier-Typist (as Matthew D'Arcy)
Se-Yeon Jin	...	Han Jae-Sun
Jun-ho Jeong	...	Seo Jin-Chul
Beom-su Lee	...	Lim, Gye-jin (North Korean Senior Colonel)
Darin Shaw	...	Soldier 1 (voice)
Sunghoon Choo	...	North Korean General Baek San
Troy Zitzelsberger	...	F. Charkhorn (as Troy Mark Zitzelsberger)
Damien Furtado	...	Foster
Ron Roman	...	Forest Sherman

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:

CJ Entertainment, Celltrion Entertainment, Frontier Works Comic

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min 140 min (extended)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Production studio wanted it so that Liam Neeson's filming scenes were filmed in America, but due to the movie background, he had requested it had to be filmed in South Korea.

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Goofs

Capt. Jang and his men commandeer a North Korean Self-Propelled Gun (SPG) and use it to assault North Korean beach defenses at Wolmi-Do. However, its appearance does not resemble the actual North Korean SPG in service at the time, the SU-76. The real SU-76 had a thinner, longer gun on a rear-mounted casemate, while the one in the film has a front-mounted casemate housing a shorter, larger main gun.

User Reviews

Tight, well presented miniature action-war film.

This is a little hidden gem of a film, you probably won't find it running anywhere as it has a limited budget and almost zero media behind it. But you SEE every dollar on the screen and it looks like it cost twice the sum, so stick with it. Very much a war film, behind enemy lines and a plot that, while based in Korea, is one we know very well. French resistance type of action. Liam Neeson makes a very good MacArthur (much better than Tommy Lee Jones and Sir Laurence some time back), at times catching even the face quite right. (Greg Peck has the high honor). But here we have a straightforward story of brave men doing brave deeds with honor. We should remember such men, and this film gives their heroism a chance to shine. BTW this may be a fictionalized plot but it is based on true events. All told, well worth the time.