An Jung-geun
The period from the 1950s to the 1980s are considered the heyday of Chungmuro, or the Korean Hollywood, when more than 100 films were produced annually. The need for historical films was boosted by the success of such works as Lee Gyu-hwan's Chunhyang adaption (1955), Kim Ki-young's "Yangsan Province" or Jeon Chang-geun's "Gojong hwangjewa uisa An Jung-geun" (King Gojong and martyr An Jung-Geun; 1959).