Movie·1961·1h 54m
An Upstart
Directed By
Kim Soo-yong
Country
South Korea
Language
Korean
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The Story
Original title: 구봉서의 벼락부자
A poor boarder inherits 30 million dollars from an American soldier whose life he saved during the Korean War. The stingy landlady instantly turns into a completely different person, women swarm around him, and charities ask him for donations. Gangsters come forward and try to kill him...
Written By
Park Yeong-min
Producer
Hwang Nam, Shin Sang-ok
Cinematography
Choi Gyeong-ok
Music
Jeong Yoon-joo
Editor
Yu Jae-won
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Ku Bong-seo
Soonjin Maeng
Do Kum-bong
Insook
Jeon Gye-hyeon
Yang Hoon
Chief
Flyboy
Jang In-soo
Nam Mi-ri
Hye-sook
Kim Suk-il
Jeong-ae
Kim Hee-kap
President Kwon
Jeong Deuk-sun
Wife
Ui-hyang Kim
Madame
Lee Yea-chun
Father
Han Eun-jin
Mother
Choi Sam
Wang Deok-jung
Lee Hwang-ja
Go Seon-ae
Mutual mother
Kim Jeong-ok
Baek Geum-nyeo
Middle-aged woman
Park Seong-geun
Youth
// crew
Crew
Hwang Nam
Producer
Choi Gyeong-ok
Director of Photography
Kim Soo-yong
Director
Park Yeong-min
Writer
Shin Sang-ok
Producer
Jeong Yoon-joo
Original Music Composer
Yu Jae-won
Editor
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