Lee Byung-il (; 1910–1978) was a South Korean film director and producer. He debuted with Spring on the Korean Peninsula in 1941, when Korea was still under the Japanese rule. His best known film, The Wedding Day (1956), was screened at the Berlin Film Festival - the first Korean film to do so. Today considered a classic, it has been listed as a Registered Cultural Property by the Korean Government in 2007 and chosen by Korea Post to be commemorated in a 2008 special stamps edition together with three other representative films from 1940-60s. His next film, The Love Marriage (1958), won a special comedy award at Asia-Pacific Film Festival. In his later years he was more active as a producer.
Filmography as director YearTitleHangul titleRomanizationHanja titleNotes1941Spring of Korean Peninsula반도의 봄Ban-do-ui bom1956The Wedding Day시집가는 날Sijibganeun nal1958The Love Marriage자유결혼Ja-yugyeolhon自由結婚1959A Youth Diary청춘일기Cheongchun-ilgi1962The Way to Seoul서울로 가는 길Seoullo Ganeun Gil1963A Returning Ship귀국선Gwigukseon1964The Peacock Lady공작부인Gongjakbu-inCo-directed with Lee Sang-eon ()
See also List of Korean film directors Cinema of Korea
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