The Evil Stairs Explained

The Evil Stairs
Director:	Lee Man-hee^[1]
Producer:	U Gi-dong
Starring:	Kim Jin-kyu Moon Jung-suk
Cinematography:	Seo Jeong-min
Editing:	Kim Hee-su
Distributor:	Seki Trading Co.
Runtime:	108 minutes
Country:	South Korea
Language:	Korean
Native Name:	Child: yes Hide: no Header: none Hangul: 마의 계단 Hanja: 의 Rr: Maui Gyedan Mr: Maŭi Kyedan

The Evil Stairs (; 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

Bibliography

• Web site: The Devil's Stairway (1964). 2007-12-20. KMDb Korean Movie Database.
• Web site: Darcy. Paquet. The Evil Stairs (1964). 2007-12-20. www.koreanfilm.org.
  • Web site: 마의 계단 The Evil Stairs, 1964. 2007-12-20. Cine21. Korean.

Notes and References

1. Infobox data from Web site: The Devil's Stairway (1964). 2007-12-20. KMDb Korean Movie Database. and
2. Synopsis from Web site: The Devil's Stairway (1964). 2007-12-20. KMDb Korean Movie Database.