The Old Jar Craftsman

The Old Jar Craftsman
Theatrical poster for The Old Jar Craftsman (1969)
Hangul	독짓는 늙은이
Directed by	Choi Ha-won[1]
Produced by	Lee Jong-byeok
Written by	Yeo Su-jong Shin Bong-seung
Starring	Hwang Hae
Music by	Choi Chang-kwon
Cinematography	You Young-gil
Editing by	Hyeon Dong-chun
Distributed by	Dong Yang Films Co., Ltd.
Release date(s)	March 4, 1969
Running time	95 min.
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Admissions	136,627

The Old Jar Craftsman (독짓는 늙은이 - Dokjinneun neulgeuni) aka Old Man Making a Jar is a 1969 South Korean film directed by Choi Ha-won. It was awarded Best Film at the Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony.^[2][3]

Synopsis

A lonely old man who makes a living as a potter saves the life of a young woman. The two marry and have a son. The woman's old lover finds her, and she runs away with him. The old potter commits suicide. Years later, the woman, now a beggar, returns to her old home and visits her son at the old potter's grave. Based on a novel.^[4]

Cast

• Hwang Hae^[4]
• Yoon Jeong-hee
• Nam Koong Won
• Heo Jang-gang
• Kim Jung-hoon
• Kim Hee-ra
• Kim Jeong-ok
• Choe Bong
• Kim So-jo
• Jeon Shook

Bibliography

English

• "DOK JITAUN NULGURI". The Complete Index to World Film. http://www.citwf.com/film91054.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-21. 
• Dokjitneun neulgeuni (1969) at the Internet Movie Database
• "An Old Potter ( Dok Jinneun Neulgeuni )(1969)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=01851. Retrieved 2009-07-21. 

Korean

• "독짓는 늙은이" (in Korean). www.cine21.com. http://www.cine21.com/Movies/Mov_Movie/movie_detail.php?id=2638. Retrieved 2009-07-21. 
• "독짓는 늙은이 (1969)" (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). http://www.kmdb.or.kr/movie/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=01851. Retrieved 2009-07-21. 

Notes

1. ^ Infobox data from "An Old Potter ( Dok Jinneun Neulgeuni )(1969)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=01851. Retrieved 2009-07-21.  and Dokjitneun neulgeuni (1969) at the Internet Movie Database
2. ^ "Blue Dragon Film Awards, South Korea". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Blue_Dragon_Awards/. Retrieved 2009-06-25. 
3. ^ "독짓는 늙은이 (1969)" (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). http://www.kmdb.or.kr/movie/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=01851. Retrieved 2009-06-25. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "An Old Potter ( Dok Jinneun Neulgeuni )(1969)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). http://www.kmdb.or.kr/eng/md_basic.asp?nation=K&p_dataid=01851. Retrieved 2009-07-21. 

Preceded by Descendents of Cain

Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Film 1969

Succeeded by When a Woman Breaks Her Jewel Box