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Operation Chromite (2016)

Operation Chromite poster
Original title
인천상륙작전
Directed by
Lee Jae-han
Genre
war film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
R
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 226 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows South Korean and American intelligence operatives as they carry out secret missions before the Battle of Inchon during the Korean War. It focuses on the espionage and planning that set the stage for the military operation.

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What happens

Operation Chromite (Korean: 인천상륙작전) or Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite in US, is a 2016 South Korean spy war film co-written and directed by John H. Lee. It is a fiction based on a true story of Operation X-ray by ROK Navy Intelligence Unit and Operation Trudy Jackson by US Military Intelligence Unit (including KLO and CIA), depicts espionage which took charge for preparatory stage of Operation Chromite (Incheon Landing Operation, Battle of Inchon) in Korean War. Produced by Taewon Entertainment, presented by Finecut. In South Korea, released 27 July 2016, which the date concluded the armistice agreement of Korean War, distributed by CJ Entertainment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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