Eternal Empire
Seen it?1995 | 126 min | Mystery, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Murder on the Orient Express, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 6 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Korean, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
This film depicts the struggles of the Royal Party and the Old Party to obtain political power. In 1800, The Royal Party insisted that the political power should be centralized to the King, but the other party (The Old Party) insisted that the political power should be centralized to the majority of the ministers. One day, official Jang was ordered by the King to arrange and edit the record of the former King Yeongjo. All of a sudden, Jang dies. Soon it was disclosed that Jang was killed by the Old Party because of their connection with the book. For this incident , the King tried to get rid of key members of the Old Party, but the Old Party resists the King's will. What was in the book? Who was involved? Why? The political intrigue will keep you on the edge of your seat.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$2K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Park Chong-won
- Ahn Sung-kiKing Jeongjo
- Cho Jae-hyunLee In Mong
- Kim Myung-gonJeong Yak-Yong
- Choi Jong-wonSim Hwan-ji
- Kim Hye-sooYoon Sang-ah
- Lee Seung-cheolSeo Yong-soo
- Kim Hee-raLee Jo-won
- Kim Il-wooJeong Chun-gyo
- Im Il-chanGu Jae-gyeom
- Kim Jae-rokLee Jeong-rae