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The birth of realism in Korean cinema of the 1950s and the rising of cinema movement based on literature in the 1960s led to the first renaissance in the Korean cinema history. In this situation, Jeonlabuk-do, especially Jeonju-city, occupied a special place in Korean film industry of the 1950s. Jeonju is a place in which not only the major works in Korean Cinema history, such as Gang-Cheon Lee's masterpiece (1954), (1955), are produced, but also the first 16mm colour film, (1957) as well. In the 50~60s, moreover, the majority of Korean cinema were made by filmmakers coming from Jeonlabuk-do, and also was mostly shot there. There are plenty of papers and books on Korean cinema history today, but, in fact, there has only few studies on the local film history. While investigating situation of the 50~60s at Jeonju, Jeonlabuk-do as a mecca for Korean film industry, the study examines the works of the filmmakers working there, especially the director Gang-Cheon Lee. Even though filmmakers coming from Jeonbuk left an indelible footprint in Korean film history, taking the lead in the Korean cinema renaissance of the 1950~60s, but they have underestimated due to the shift in the center of its activity to Seoul. It is very important that the cinema of Jeonbuk should receive credit for its role in Korean cinema history, and for that, to restore its originality and succeed to its legitimacy.