Watch An Upstart (1961) Official Trailer
6.5 / 10 IMDb July 13, 1961 1h 54m
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...
Director
Runtime
1h 54m
Release Date
July 13, 1961
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Status
Released
Languages
Korean
Country
South Korea
Writers
Producers
Cast
Ku Bong-seo
as Soonjin Maeng
Do Kum-bong
as Insook
Jeon Gye-hyeon
Yang Hoon
as Chief
Flyboy
as Jang In-soo
Nam Mi-ri
as Hye-sook
Kim Suk-il
as Jeong-ae
Kim Hee-kap
as President Kwon
Jeong Deuk-sun
as Wife
Ui-hyang Kim
as Madame
Lee Yea-chun
as Father
Han Eun-jin
as Mother
Choi Sam
as Wang Deok-jung
Lee Hwang-ja
Go Seon-ae
as Mutual mother
Kim Jeong-ok
Baek Geum-nyeo
as Middle-aged woman
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Park Seong-geun
as Youth
Kim Se-ra
as Scientist
Park Ok-cho
as Beggar
Production Companies
Shin Films
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