Unsung Heroes

Unsung Heroes, also known as Unknown Heroes or more literally as Nameless Heroes, is a North Korean film series about a spy in Seoul during the Korean War. Over twenty hours long, it was filmed and released in multiple parts between 1978 and 1981. It was the recipient of the Kim Ilsung Medal.

Unsung Heroes was also responsible for propelling American defectors James Joseph Dresnok and Charles Robert Jenkins to minor celebrity status in North Korea. However, it did not receive public attention in the United States until 1996, when the U.S. Department of Defense obtained a copy of the movie a report issued by five of their analysts identified Jenkins and one other unnamed American later discovered to be Dresnok as actors in the movie, providing the first evidence in three decades that Jenkins was still alive. Dresnoks popularity in his role is such that people in North Korea routinely refer to him as Arthur, the name of the character he played in the film.Unsung Heroes was broadcast on television in China in 1982, and released on DVD in 2003 by Dalian Audiovisual Publishing House. It was also screened in Japan during the Kitakyushu Biennial 2007. Its theme song Embrace the Song of Happiness Chosngl MRKibbmi Norae Ango Hamkke Karira , composed by Chn Tongu, remains widely known in North Korea Grand National Party member Yu Hongjun, head of South Koreas Cultural Heritage Administration, became the center of controversy in 2005 when he sang the song at an official dinner while visiting North Korea. ........

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