An Upstart
5.0
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...
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Ku Bong-seo
Soonjin Maeng
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Yeong-min Park
Jeon Gye-hyeon
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Kim Soo-yong Director · Park Yeong-min Writer Jeong Yoon-joo Composer
First release July 13, 1961 · Produced in South Korea · Original title 구봉서의 벼락부자
Production
Shin Films
Production
South Korea
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Original title
구봉서의 벼락부자
Original language
Korean
Spoken on screen
Korean
Release dates
South Korea · July 13, 1961
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No release date listed for United States.
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