The Throne
The Throne
The Throne is a 2015 historical drama centered on King Yeongjo, Crown Prince Sado, and the fatal royal crisis of 1762.
OVERALL TRUTH BASIS · Fact-based dramatization
The film centers on the documented relationship between King Yeongjo and Crown Prince Sado and Sado's death in 1762, while reconstructing family psychology, court dialogue, and scenes as drama.
Death of Crown Prince Sado in 1762
In 1762, King Yeongjo ordered Crown Prince Sado confined in a wooden rice chest; Sado died after several days of confinement.
FACT / FICTION
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Fact / Fiction verification
4 recordsThe Throne is a 2015 film directed by Lee Joon-ik.
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
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- Verified record
- Film information and an interview with director Lee Joon-ik identify the work and its 2015 release.
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- <사도>가 텍스트로 온전하게 전달되기를씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
The royal crisis in which Crown Prince Sado died in 1762 is the film's central historical basis.
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- The film centers on King Yeongjo's relationship with Crown Prince Sado and Sado's confinement in a rice chest, while reconstructing family psychology, court dialogue, and scenes as drama.
- Verified record
- Historical material records that King Yeongjo ordered Crown Prince Sado confined in a rice chest in 1762 and that the prince died after several days.
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- 사도세자사건 1762우리역사넷 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- <사도>가 텍스트로 온전하게 전달되기를씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
The film's dialogue, compressed chronology, and detailed sequence of events should not be treated as a one-to-one reproduction of the historical record.
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- The film organizes Sado's final days through flashbacks and shifting perspectives.
- Verified record
- The historical event and people can be documented, but the director describes selecting perspectives and constructing a dramatic narrative from the record.
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- <사도>가 텍스트로 온전하게 전달되기를씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
The 1762 death of Crown Prince Sado, often called the Imo Incident of 1762, forms part of the film's historical basis.
On screen · Verified record
- On screen
- The film centers on the 1762 crisis involving King Yeongjo and Crown Prince Sado, with family psychology and court scenes reconstructed for drama.
- Verified record
- The registered historical source describes Sado's confinement by King Yeongjo and his death after nine days.
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- 사도세자사건 1762우리역사넷 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →
- <사도>가 텍스트로 온전하게 전달되기를씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
CHARACTER ↔ PERSON
Characters and real people
사도세자
Historical personBased on a real personCrown Prince Sado →
영조
Historical personBased on a real personKing Yeongjo →
혜경궁 홍씨
Historical personBased on a real personLady Hyegyeong →
Sources used
- <사도>가 텍스트로 온전하게 전달되기를씨네21 · Major news · Grade BOpen source →
- 사도세자사건 1762우리역사넷 · Official record · Grade AOpen source →