Bound by Chastity Rule
The widow of a nobleman bears a son after having an affair with her servant. The servant and the baby are driven from the home by the woman's irate in-laws when the truth is discovered. Even after the child is grown, no contact is allowed between he and his mother who now denies the events of her past.
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Shin Sang-ok Director · Hwang Sun-won Author Jeong Yoon-joo Composer
Budget $3.5K · First release December 13, 1962 · Produced in South Korea
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$3,500
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Shin Films
Production
South Korea
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Original title
열녀문
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
South Korea · December 13, 1962
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No release date listed for United States.
France
May 18, 2007 · Cannes Film Festival
Germany
May 31, 1963 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
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