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7.8/10
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A look-alike commoner is secretly hired to take the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.A look-alike commoner is secretly hired to take the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.A look-alike commoner is secretly hired to take the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.
- Awards
- 25 wins & 16 nominations
Jeon Bae-soo
- Hyeong-pan - Minister of Justice
- (as Bae-Su Jeon)
Lee Bong-ryun
- Royal Kitchen Court Lady 1
- (as Bong-ryeon Lee)
Moon Chang-gil
- Prime Minister
- (as Chang-Kil Moon)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe idea for Masquerade developed from the true story of missing records totalling 15 days from the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty. Knowing that the king was kind, but paranoid, the staff constructed this idea as something that could have happened during that undocumented time.
- ConnectionsRemade as The Crowned Clown (2019)
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This movie is the reason why I love cinema so much. A beautiful film that conveys so much emotion from you, I cried so much during this movie. Every actor did an amazing job but the main character showed some serious acting chops with his performance. When the scenes switch between the impostor and the real king, you don't for a single second think "Oh it's the same guy". It's two completely different and separate people despite being played by the same actor, now that takes some serious acting skills to pull off. The cinematography, sets, costumes, script, and everything was perfect. I hoped that the ending would have turned out different but being that it's a historical movie, it can't be helped. I don't usually like historical movies aside from WW2 movies, but this one is now my absolute favorite. Before watching, I knew literally nothing about Korean history but this movie has definitely made me a fan. Would recommend to anyone who likes inspiring, beautiful, funny, and emotional films.. so basically everyone. An easy 10/10.
- aka-valkra
- Aug 11, 2014
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- Also known as
- I Am the King of Joseon
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $922,921
- Gross worldwide
- $94,268,432
- Runtime2 hours 11 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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