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The Money

The Money

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The Money is about a poor farmer whose bid for a better life ends up bringing calamity to his family. At the urging of loan shark Eok Jo (Choi Nam Hyun), Bong Su (Kim Seung Ho) sells his cows to start a business but he loses everything to a conman (No Kyung Hee). Bong Su accidentally kills Eok Jo in a fight and takes his money, and the police trace the crime back to Bong Su's son.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Korean

Runtime

123 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

09 March 1958

Country

South Korea

Cast

Kim Seung-ho

Kim Seung-ho

Bong-su

Choi Nam-hyun

Choi Nam-hyun

Eok-jo

Choi Eun-hee

Choi Eun-hee

Ok-gyeong

Kim Jin-kyu

Kim Jin-kyu

Yeong-ho

Hwang Jeong-sun

Hwang Jeong-sun

Eok-jo's wife

Jeong Ae-ran

Jeong Ae-ran

Mother

Jeon Taek-yi

Jeon Taek-yi

Brother of market woman

No Gyeong-hui

No Gyeong-hui

Market woman

Yang Im

Yang Im

Yeong-ho's sister

Jeong Min

Jeong Min

Woojun

Kim Chil-seong

Kim Chil-seong

Lee Yong

Lee Yong

Park Go-song

Park Go-song

Mr. Choi

Cheol Jeong

Cheol Jeong

Seobang Park

Byeon Seong-hwan

Byeon Seong-hwan

Jusu

Han Yeong

Han Yeong

Kim Soon-kyung

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