DramaHistoryThriller
King and the Clown
“Forbidden desire, sumptuous tragedy.”
Two clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh.
Directed by Lee Joon-ik
70
User score
120 votes
Status
Released
Released
December 29, 2005
Runtime
2h 1m
Language
Korean
Top cast
Kam Woo-sung
Jang-sang
Lee Joon-gi
Gong-gil
Jung Jin-young
King Yeonsan
Kang Sung-yeon
Jang Nok-su
Yoo Hai-jin
Yuk-gab
Jang Hang-seon
Cheo-sun
Jeong Seok-yong
Chil-duk
Lee Seung-hun
Pal-bok
Yun Ju-sang
Sung Hee-an
Choi Il-hwa
Sung Jun
Shin Jung-keun
Lee Geuk-kyun
Woo Hyeon
Hong
Yun So-jeong
Queen In-soo
Lee Young-suk
Nobleman
Jeon Il-beom
Yoon Ji-sang
Maeng Bong-hak
Chief of Police
Jeong Dae-yong
Shaman
Cho Ryun
Mistress Uhm
Seo Seung-won
Butler
Shin Un-seop
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