A Kim Jong-Il production : the extraordinary true story of a kidnapped filmmaker, his star actress, and a young dictator's rise to power
(Large Print)
Author
Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2015.
ISBN
9781410479747, 1410479749
Status
Description
Loading Description...
Also in this Series
Checking series information...
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
---|---|---|
Oak Lawn Public Library - Large Type | LARGE TYPE 791.43095193 FISCHER | On Shelf |
Stickney-Forest View Public Library District - Stacks | LP 791.43 FIS | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Actresses -- Korea (South) -- Biography.
Biographies.
Case studies.
Ch'oe, Ŭn-hŭi, -- 1930-2018 -- Kidnapping, 1978.
Kidnapping -- Korea (North) -- Case studies.
Kim, Chŏng-il, -- 1942-2011.
Korea (North) -- Politics and government.
Large type books.
Motion picture producers and directors -- Korea (South) -- Biography.
Motion pictures in propaganda -- Korea (North)
Sin, Sang-ok, -- 1926-2006 -- Kidnapping, 1978.
Biographies.
Case studies.
Ch'oe, Ŭn-hŭi, -- 1930-2018 -- Kidnapping, 1978.
Kidnapping -- Korea (North) -- Case studies.
Kim, Chŏng-il, -- 1942-2011.
Korea (North) -- Politics and government.
Large type books.
Motion picture producers and directors -- Korea (South) -- Biography.
Motion pictures in propaganda -- Korea (North)
Sin, Sang-ok, -- 1926-2006 -- Kidnapping, 1978.
More Details
Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2015.
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
645 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781410479747, 1410479749
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 627-642).
Description
Before becoming the world's most notorious dictator, Kim Jong-Il ran North Korea's Ministry for Propaganda and its film studios. Conceiving every movie made, he acted as producer and screenwriter. Despite this control, he was underwhelmed by the available talent and took drastic steps, ordering the kidnapping of Choi Eun-Hee (Madam Choi), South Korea's most famous actress, and her ex-husband Shin Sang-Ok, the country's most famous filmmaker. Madam Choi vanished first. When Shin went to Hong Kong to investigate, he was attacked and woke up wrapped in plastic sheeting aboard a ship bound for North Korea. Madam Choi lived in isolated luxury, allowed only to attend the Dear Leader's dinner parties. Shin, meanwhile, tried to escape, was sent to prison camp, and "re-educated." After four years he cracked, pledging loyalty. Reunited with Choi at the first party he attends, it is announced that the couple will remarry and act as the Dear Leader's film advisors. Together they made seven films, in the process gaining Kim Jong-Il's trust. While pretending to research a film in Vienna, they flee to the U.S. embassy and are swept to safety. A nonfiction thriller packed with tension, passion, and politics, A Kim Jong-Il Production offers a rare glimpse into a secretive world, illuminating a fascinating chapter of North Korea's history that helps explain how it became the hermetically sealed, intensely stage-managed country it remains today.
Local note
LARGE PRINT
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Fischer, P. (2015). A Kim Jong-Il production: the extraordinary true story of a kidnapped filmmaker, his star actress, and a young dictator's rise to power (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fischer, Paul. 2015. A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power. Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Fischer, Paul. A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power Thorndike Press, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Fischer, Paul. A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Extraordinary True Story of a Kidnapped Filmmaker, His Star Actress, and a Young Dictator's Rise to Power Large print edition., Thorndike Press, 2015.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
Staff View
Loading Staff View.