A Kim Jong-il production the extraordinary true story of a kidnapped filmmaker, his star actress, and a young dictator's rise to power

"Before becoming the world's most notorious dictator, Kim Jong-Il ran North Korea's Ministry for Propaganda and its film studios. Despite having ultimate control, he was underwhelmed by the pool of talent available to him and in 1978 took drastic steps, ordering his agents to kidnap Choi Eun-Hee (Ma...

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Main Author: Fischer, Paul (Documentary film producer) (Author)
Other Authors: Park, Stephen, 1951- (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : [Westminster, Maryland] : Random House Audio ; Books on Tape, [2015]
Edition:Unabridged.
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Summary:"Before becoming the world's most notorious dictator, Kim Jong-Il ran North Korea's Ministry for Propaganda and its film studios. Despite having ultimate control, he was underwhelmed by the pool of talent available to him and in 1978 took drastic steps, ordering his agents to kidnap Choi Eun-Hee (Madame Choi)--South Korea's most famous actress--and her ex-husband Shin Sang-Ok, the country's most famous filmmaker"--Container.
Item Description:Title from container.
Compact discs.
Physical Description:10 audio discs (12 1/2 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:12:30:00
ISBN:9781101913185
1101913185
Author Notes:PAUL FISCHER is a film producer who studied social sciences at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris and film at the University of Southern California and the New York Film Academy. Paul's first feature film, the documentary Radioman , won the Grand Jury Prize at the Doc NYC film festival and was released to critical and commercial acclaim. A Kim Jong-Il Production is his first book.