Jalitgeola | |||||||||||||
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Director: | Na Woon-gyu | ||||||||||||
Producer: | Park Seung-pil or Na Woon-gyu | ||||||||||||
Starring: | Lee Geum-ryong (Min Beom-sik) Lee Kyeong-seon (Seong Doo-hyeon) | ||||||||||||
Cinematography: | Lee Chang-yong | ||||||||||||
Editing: | Na Woon-gyu | ||||||||||||
Distributor: | Na Woon-gyu Productions | ||||||||||||
Runtime: | (1,703 ft) | ||||||||||||
Country: | Korea | ||||||||||||
Language: | Silent film Korean intertitles |
Jalitgeola is a 1927 Korean film. The silent, black and white film was written, directed, produced, edited by and starred Na Woon-gyu (1902–1937). This was the first film from Na's own production company, Na Woon-gyu Productions, financed by Park Seung-pil, owner of the Danseongsa theater in Seoul. The film premiered at the Dansungsa theater in November 1927.
This film is a melodrama telling a story of greed and lust. It begins with millionaire Min Bum-shik's wife and a steward plotting Min's murder in order to collect his money. Rapes, murder and prison sentences follow in the convoluted plot.