The Money (1958)
Overview
The Money is about a poor farmer whose bid for a better life ends up bringing calamity to his family. At the urging of loan shark Eok Jo (Choi Nam Hyun), Bong Su (Kim Seung Ho) sells his cows to start a business but he loses everything to a conman (No Kyung Hee). Bong Su accidentally kills Eok Jo in a fight and takes his money, and the police trace the crime back to Bong Su's son.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ko |
| Popularity | 0.812 |
Directed By
Kim So-dong
Crew
Gi-hyeon Son
Kim So-dong
Jae-heung Sim
Sang-gi Han
Seong-beom Kang
Lee Hae-yoon
Hae-jin Go
Lee Kyeong-sun
Man-hyeon Kim
Seong-hwan Byeon
Han Yeong
Kim So-dong
Kim Seung-ho
Kim So-dong
TOP CAST
Kim Seung-ho
Bong-su
Choi Nam-hyun
Eok-jo
Choi Eun-hee
Ok-gyeong
Kim Jin-kyu
Yeong-ho
Hwang Jeong-sun
Eok-jo's wife
Jeong Ae-ran
Mother
Jeon Taek-yi
Brother of market woman
No Gyeong-hui
Market woman
Yang Im
Yeong-ho's sister
Jeong Min
Woojun
Park Go-song
Mr. Choi
Cheol Jeong
Seobang Park
Byeon Seong-hwan
Jusu
Han Yeong
Kim Soon-kyung
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