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The Evergreen
The Evergreen
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The Evergreen

Original Title: 상록수

1961
2h 22m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1961

Runtime

2h 22m

Storyline

Yeong-shin and Dong-hyuk graduate from college with a cause. They plan to bring education and modernization to farmers living in the rural area of their hometown. When they arrive, the pair immediately get to work, Dong-hyuk builds a village hall and starts aiding the farmers while Yeong-shin tries to gather the children to form a school. However, the villagers at first resent and resist the pair. It is not until one child, Ok-bun, takes the initiative and and learns to read under Yeong-shin’s care that the villages trust the pair and allow their children to be taken from the fields and taught reading, writing and math.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 22m
Sep 20, 1961
Languages
Korean
Director
Shin Sang-ok
Shin Sang-ok
Production
Shin Films
Shin Films
Production Countries
South Korea

Top Cast

30 Cast Members

Choi Eun-hee

Choi Eun-hee

Chae Yeong-shin

Shin Young-kyun

Shin Young-kyun

Park Dong-hyuk

Heo Chang-kang

Heo Chang-kang

Geon-bae

Do Kum-bong

Do Kum-bong

Geon-bae's wife

Shin Seong-il

Shin Seong-il

Won-jae

Yoon Il-bong

Yoon Il-bong

Dong-hwa (Dong-hyuk's younger brother)

Park Seong-dae

Gap-san

Han Eun-jin

Han Eun-jin

Won-jae's wife

Go Seon-ae

Go Seon-ae

Hyeon-kyung

Byeon Gi-jong

Byeon Gi-jong

Song Jang-ro

Park Chul-min

Park Chul-min

Han

Lee Jeong-ae

Lee Jeong-ae

Jeong Deuk-sun

Jeong Deuk-sun

Eok Swi-ne [Ok-bun's mother]

Lee Seong-seop

Lee Seong-seop

Jeong-deuk

Bang Seong-ja

Bang Seong-ja

Ok-hwa [Dong-hwa's wife]

Choi Sam

Choi Sam

Ki-chun

Seong So-min

Seong So-min

Mayor

Jo Hang

Jo Hang

Kim Mok-su

Park Gyeong-ju

Park Gyeong-ju

Yamada

Choe Seong-ho

Choe Seong-ho

Seok-dol

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