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The Continent in Flames
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The Continent in Flames

Nov 13, 1965
1h 45m
★ 0.0

Overview

The activities of a group of Korean independence fighters in Mongolia, who try to steal a valuable item from the Japanese Army.

Genres

Action
War
Western

Production Companies

Korean Film

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Cast

Jang Dong-hwi

Dongmin Han

Jang Dong-hwi

Hwang Hae

Ji-seok Kang

Hwang Hae

Kim Hye-jeong

Miss Ae

Kim Hye-jeong

Kim Dong-won

General Hong

Kim Dong-won

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