The Evil Stairs

The Evil Stairs
Poster to The Evil Stairs (1964)
Hangul 마의 계단
Hanja 魔의 階段
Revised Romanization Maui Gyedan
McCune–Reischauer Maŭi Kyedan
Directed by Lee Man-hee[1]
Produced by U Gi-dong
Written by Lee Jong-taek
Starring Kim Jin-kyu
Moon Jung-suk
Cinematography Seo Jeong-min
Edited by Kim Hee-su
Distributed by Seki Trading Co.
Release date
  • July 10, 1964 (1964-07-10)
Running time
 108 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean

The Evil Stairs (Hangul: 마의 계단; RR: Ma-ui gyedan; also known as The Devil's Stairway) is a 1964 South Korean mystery film directed by Lee Man-hee.

Synopsis

A chief surgeon kills the nurse with whom he is having an affair after he becomes engaged to be married to the hospital director's daughter. After disposing of the nurse's body in a lake, he becomes tormented by her spirit, and in a confused mental state, kills his fiancée.[2]

Cast

  • Kim Jin-kyu as Hyeon Gwang-ho
  • Moon Jung-suk as Nam Jin-suk
  • Bang Seong-ja as O Jeong-ja
  • Jeong Ae-ran
  • Choi Nam-Hyun
  • Yu Gye-seon
  • Jo Hang
  • Kim Ung
  • Jeong Cheol
  • Ji Bang-yeol

References

  1. ↑ Infobox data from "The Devil's Stairway (1964)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-12-20. External link in |publisher= (help) and Maeui gyedan (1964) on IMDb
  2. ↑ Synopsis from "The Devil's Stairway (1964)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-12-20. External link in |publisher= (help)

Bibliography

  • "The Devil's Stairway (1964)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-12-20. External link in |publisher= (help)
  • Paquet, Darcy. "The Evil Stairs (1964)". www.koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2007-12-20. External link in |publisher= (help)
  • Maeui gyedan (1964) on IMDb
  • "마의 계단 The Evil Stairs, 1964" (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 2007-12-20. External link in |publisher= (help)


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