The Throne

Name: The Throne
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2015-09-16
Duration: 2 h 6 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Yoo Ah-in, Song Kang-ho, Lee Hyo-je, So Ji-sub, Moon Geun-young

2015·Movie·126 min·★ 7.1(101)

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“The ways of a royal household.”

Ancient Korea, July 4, 1762. The Crown Prince Hyojang, posthumously named Sado, son of King Yeongjo of Joseon, is accused of treason. Thus, the king asks him to commit suicide, but his closest vassals prevent it, so the king orders the prince to get inside a wooden rice chest, where he suffers deprivation of food and water.

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About The Throne

The Throne is a 2015 Korean-language drama and history film directed by Lee Joon-ik. The cast is led by Yoo Ah-in, Song Kang-ho, Lee Hyo-je. It has a runtime of 2h 6m. Viewers rate it 7.1/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten Viki, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

The Throne was produced by Tiger Pictures and made in South Korea. It was released on September 16, 2015. At the box office it grossed around $42 million worldwide.

Director: Lee Joon-ik
Writers: Cho Chul-hyun, Oh Seung-hyeon, Lee Song-won
Release date: September 16, 2015
Original language: Korean
Status: Released
Country: South Korea
Box office: $42 million
Production: Tiger Pictures

#hallucination#royal family#based on true story#punishment#king#family conflict#18th century#crown prince#succession#joseon dynasty (1392–1910)#father son relationship#korean history#wooden chest

The Throne cast & crew

The Throne was directed by Lee Joon-ik and written by Cho Chul-hyun, Oh Seung-hyeon, and Lee Song-won.

The cast features Yoo Ah-in as Crown Prince Sado, Song Kang-ho as King Yeongjo, Lee Hyo-je as Young Jeongjo, So Ji-sub as Adult King Jeongjo, Moon Geun-young as Lady Hye Gyeong-gung, and Jeon Hye-jin as Royal Consort Yeong-bin.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Bang Jun-seok, cinematography is by Kim Tae-kyeong, and it was produced by Oh Seung-hyeon and Seong Chang-yeon.

Is The Throne worth watching?

The Throne holds an audience score of 7.1/10 from 101 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 2h 6m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama and history, The Throne is worth a place on your watchlist.

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