A Dream of Fortune

Jun 17, 1961

1h 55m

★ 6.0

Overview

Son Hak-su (Kim Seung-ho) is a middle school teacher who barely gets by on his income because he's paying off a monthly mortgage for his welfare housing facility sold by the government. One day, Mr. Son and his wife make the acquaintance of a U.S. immigrant Charlie Hong (Heo Chang-kang) who is engaged in the smuggling business.

Genres

Drama

Family

Production Companies

Han Hyeong-mo Production

Seong Rim Films Co., Ltd

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Cast

Son Chang-soo (School Teacher)

Kim Seung-ho

Ok-hee (Son Chang-su's wife)

Moon Jeong-suk

Charlie Hong

Heo Chang-kang

Kim In-dal (Chang-soo's friend)

Lee Yea-chun

Kim Soon-ja

Choi Ji-hee

Son Young-jun (Chang-soo's son)

Ahn Sung-ki

Collector

Kim Hee-kap

Mr. Yoon (Teacher)

Ku Bong-seo

Mr. Park (Teacher)

Ju Seon-tae

Grandmother Gombo

Kim Jeong-ok

Bokdal Mom (Neighborhood Woman)

Jeong Ae-ran

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