Back الأدميرال: التيارات الهادرة Arabic L'almirall: mar de foc Catalan Der Admiral – Roaring Currents German Ο Ναύαρχος Greek The Admiral: Roaring Currents Spanish دریاسالار: امواج خروشان Persian The Admiral: Roaring Currents French Admirális – Aki legyőzte Japánt Hungarian The Admiral: Roaring Currents ID L'impero e la gloria - Roaring Currents Italian

The Admiral: Roaring Currents

The Admiral: Roaring Currents
Theatrical release poster
Hangul
명량
Hanja
Revised RomanizationMyeongryang
McCune–ReischauerMyŏngryang
Directed byKim Han-min
Written by
  • Jeon Chul-hong
  • Kim Han-min
Produced byKim Han-min
StarringChoi Min-sik
Ryu Seung-ryong
Cho Jin-woong
CinematographyKim Tae-seong
Edited byKim Chang-ju
Music byKim Tae-seong
Production
company
Big Stone Pictures
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • July 30, 2014 (2014-07-30)
Running time
127 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
Languages
Budget₩14.8 billion[1]
Box officeUS$138.3 million

The Admiral: Roaring Currents (Korean: 명량), or simply The Admiral, is a 2014 South Korean epic historical action-war film directed and co-written by Kim Han-min. Based on the historical Battle of Myeongnyang, it stars an ensemble cast led by Choi Min-sik as the Korean naval commander Yi Sun-sin.[2][3][4] The film was released theatrically in South Korea on July 30, 2014.

The film recorded 10 million admissions only 12 days after its premiere and set a record in South Korea for achieving such a high number of viewers in the shortest amount of time. The movie also surpassed Avatar’s record of 13 million viewers to become the most-watched and highest-grossing film of all time in South Korea with 17.6 million admissions and a worldwide gross of US$138.3 million.[5][6][7]

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  2. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (25 July 2014). "Roaring Currents takes epic sea battle to big screen". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  3. ^ Baek, Byung-yeul (30 June 2014). "Joseon's war hero back on screen: Choi Min-sik's Roaring Currents retraces 16th century maritime battle against Japan". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  4. ^ Chung, Joo-won (19 June 2014). "Choi Min-sik, Ryu Seung-ryong pose for Roaring Currents". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  5. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (17 August 2014). "South Korean Box Office: Roaring Currents Beats Avatar to Become Biggest Film of All Time". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  6. ^ Ma, Kevin (August 2014). "Roaring Currents sets Korean B.O. record". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
  7. ^ "Roaring Currents Most Successful Korean Film of All Time". The Chosun Ilbo. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-19.

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