
An Upstart
Genres
Overview
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...
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
114 min
Release Date
1961-07-13
Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
4
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
Kim Se-ra
Scientist
Park Ok-cho
Beggar
Lee Jong-cheol
Jeong Jeong
Beak Song
Prophet
Jo Seok-geun
Relative
Seong So-min
Filmmaker
Bok Hye-suk
Ju Seon-tae
Manager
Seok Un-a
Cop
Choi Geol
Trainee staff
Chun Yu
Head of accounting
Seo Wol-yeong
Manager
Chu Bong
Godfather chief
Lee Chang-sik
Employee
Sok In-soo
Female employee
Lee Seong-seop
Reporter
Jeong Dong-il
Reporter
Park Sang-ik
Thief
Lee Up-dong
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