Comedy ·Drama · South Korea · 1961 · 1h 54m

An Upstart

구봉서의 벼락부자

Director

Cast

Ku Bong-seo as Soonjin Maeng Do Kum-bong as Insook Jeon Gye-hyeon as Yang Hoon as Chief Flyboy as Jang In-soo Nam Mi-ri as Hye-sook

Crew

Choi Gyeong-ok — Director of Photography Yu Jae-won — Editor Jeong Yoon-joo — Original Music Composer Park Yeong-min — Writer Hwang Nam — Producer Shin Sang-ok — Producer

Synopsis

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...

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Kim Soo-yong Director Choi Gyeong-ok Director of Photography Yu Jae-won Editor Jeong Yoon-joo Original Music Composer Park Yeong-min Writer Hwang Nam Producer Shin Sang-ok Producer

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