The Servant

Jun 2, 2010

2h 4m

★ 5.7

For love, any line can be crossed over.

Overview

A servant falls in love with a girl whom his master also desires. Although the girl loves the servant, she also longs to improve her station in life.

Genres

Romance

Drama

History

Comedy

Production Companies

Barunson E&A

Sio Film

The Tower Pictures

CJ Entertainment

The Servant Trailers

Cast

Bang-ja

Kim Joo-hyuk

Chun-hyang

Cho Yeo-jeong

Lee Mong-ryong

Ryoo Seung-bum

Hyang Dan-yi

Ryu Hyun-kyung

Byeon Hak-do

Song Sae-byuk

Old Man Ma

Oh Dal-su

Sunglasses (uncredited)

Gong Hyung-jin

Apprentice (uncredited)

Lee Min-woong

Jang Sa-chi

Sim San

Lodge Manager (uncredited)

Cho Han-cheul

Hanbok Designer (uncredited)

Lee Je-hoon

Man (uncredited)

Um Tae-goo

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