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An Upstart

An Upstart

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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...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

114 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

13 July 1961

Country

South Korea

Cast

Ku Bong-seo

Ku Bong-seo

Soonjin Maeng

Do Kum-bong

Do Kum-bong

Insook

Jeon Gye-hyeon

Jeon Gye-hyeon

Yang Hoon

Yang Hoon

Chief

Flyboy

Flyboy

Jang In-soo

Nam Mi-ri

Nam Mi-ri

Hye-sook

Kim Suk-il

Kim Suk-il

Jeong-ae

Kim Hee-kap

Kim Hee-kap

President Kwon

Jeong Deuk-sun

Jeong Deuk-sun

Wife

Ui-hyang Kim

Ui-hyang Kim

Madame

Lee Yea-chun

Lee Yea-chun

Father

Han Eun-jin

Han Eun-jin

Mother

Choi Sam

Choi Sam

Wang Deok-jung

Lee Hwang-ja

Lee Hwang-ja

Go Seon-ae

Go Seon-ae

Mutual mother

Kim Jeong-ok

Kim Jeong-ok

Baek Geum-nyeo

Baek Geum-nyeo

Middle-aged woman

Park Seong-geun

Park Seong-geun

Youth

Kim Se-ra

Kim Se-ra

Scientist

Park Ok-cho

Park Ok-cho

Beggar

Lee Jong-cheol

Lee Jong-cheol

Jeong Jeong

Beak Song

Beak Song

Prophet

Jo Seok-geun

Jo Seok-geun

Relative

Seong So-min

Seong So-min

Filmmaker

Bok Hye-suk

Bok Hye-suk

Ju Seon-tae

Ju Seon-tae

Manager

Seok Un-a

Seok Un-a

Cop

Choi Geol

Choi Geol

Trainee staff

Chun Yu

Chun Yu

Head of accounting

Seo Wol-yeong

Seo Wol-yeong

Manager

Chu Bong

Chu Bong

Godfather chief

Lee Chang-sik

Lee Chang-sik

Employee

Sok In-soo

Sok In-soo

Female employee

Lee Seong-seop

Lee Seong-seop

Reporter

Jeong Dong-il

Jeong Dong-il

Reporter

Park Sang-ik

Park Sang-ik

Thief

Lee Up-dong

Lee Up-dong

Gambler

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