Movie: An Upstart

Top 10 Billed Cast

Ku Bong-seo
구봉서

Soonjin Maeng

Do Kum-bong
도금봉

Insook

Jeon Gye-hyeon
전계현

Yang Hoon
양훈

Chief

Flyboy
후라이보이

Jang In-soo

Nam Mi-ri
남미리

Hye-sook

Kim Suk-il
김숙일

Jeong-ae

Kim Hee-kap
김희갑

President Kwon

Jeong Deuk-sun
정득순

Wife

Ui-hyang Kim
김의향

Madame

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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...

  • Release Date

    1961-07-13

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    4

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  • Languages:

    한국어/조선말
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