Field of Honor (1986 film)
Encyclopedia
Field of Honor is a 1986
Dutch
/South Korean war film
set during the Korean war
, directed by Dae-hie Kim and Hans Scheepmaker.
troops a Dutch
mercenary
sergeant (whose troops committed atrocities against the local population) finds himself alone in the field. He meets a young Korea
n woman who tries to save her little brother who is shell shocked. This changes the sergeant's outlook on the war.
1986 in film
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Dutch
Cinema of the Netherlands
Because the Dutch film industry is relatively small, and there is little or no international market for Dutch films, almost all films rely on state funding. This funding can be achieved through several sources, for instance through the Dutch Film Fund or the Dutch public broadcast networks...
/South Korean war film
War film
War films are a film genre concerned with warfare, usually about naval, air or land battles, sometimes focusing instead on prisoners of war, covert operations, military training or other related subjects. At times war films focus on daily military or civilian life in wartime without depicting battles...
set during the Korean war
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
, directed by Dae-hie Kim and Hans Scheepmaker.
Plot summary
After an attack by ChinesePeople's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
troops a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
mercenary
Mercenary
A mercenary, is a person who takes part in an armed conflict based on the promise of material compensation rather than having a direct interest in, or a legal obligation to, the conflict itself. A non-conscript professional member of a regular army is not considered to be a mercenary although he...
sergeant (whose troops committed atrocities against the local population) finds himself alone in the field. He meets a young Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
n woman who tries to save her little brother who is shell shocked. This changes the sergeant's outlook on the war.
Cast
- Everett McGillEverett McGillEverett McGill is an American actor, best known for mostly playing villains in films like Licence to Kill, Silver Bullet, Dune, Yanks and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory.-Life and career:...
– Sergeant 'Sire' De Koning - Ron Brandsteder – Tiny
- Bart Römer – Lieutenant
- Anis de Jong – Taihutu (as Annies De Jong)
- Hae-young Lee – Sun Yi (as Hey Young Lee)
- Dong-hyeon Kim – Applesan (as Dong Hyum Kim)
- Min Yu – Kim
- Mark Van Eeghem – Brammetje
- Frank Schaafsma – Wiel
- Guus van der Made – Leen
- Jae-ho Choi – Chinese Medic (as Jae Ho Choi)
- Mike Mooney – Journalist
- Jon Bluming – Platoon Sergeant
- Fritz Homann – Truck Driver
- David Hartung – Radioman