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The Widow

Plot: The only film from female director Park Nam Ok, the melodrama The Widow offers a different perspective of the female experience in postwar Korea, and a woman's struggle between duty and desire. Raising a daughter alone after the war, widow Shin (Lee Min Ja) is much indebted to her late husband's friend Seong Jin (Shin Dong Hun) but resists his romantic advances
Release Date: Saturday, April 2 1955
70 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Lee Min-jaLee Min-ja. Lee Min-ja was 25 in The Widow as 'Shin'.
Birthday: Wed, Apr 10 1929 –
Died: Sun, Jan 19 1986
Portrait of Lee Seong-juLee Seong-ju. Lee Seong-ju was >> in The Widow as 'Ju'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Lee Tak-kyunLee Tak-kyun. Lee Tak-kyun was 28 in The Widow as 'Taek'.
Birthday: Thu, Jun 03 1926
Portrait of Na Ae-shimNa Ae-shim. Na Ae-shim was >> in The Widow as 'Jin'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Sin Dong-hunSin Dong-hun. Sin Dong-hun was >> in The Widow as 'Mr. Lee'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Park Yeong-sukPark Yeong-suk. Park Yeong-suk was >> in The Widow as 'Mrs. Lee'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of No KangNo Kang. No Kang was >> in The Widow as 'Song'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Sat, Jan 01 1977
Portrait of Bang Young-jaBang Young-ja. Bang Young-ja was >> in The Widow as 'Sook'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kim Jeong-shikKim Jeong-shik. Kim Jeong-shik was >> in The Widow as 'Employee'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Choi Nam-hyunChoi Nam-hyun. Choi Nam-hyun was 36 in The Widow
Birthday: Tue, Jan 07 1919 –
Died: Sun, Feb 25 1990
Portrait of Yu Gye-seonYu Gye-seon. Yu Gye-seon was 32 in The Widow
Birthday: Mon, Jan 01 1923

Crew

Portrait of Park Nam-okPark Nam-ok. Park Nam-ok was 32 in The Widow as 'Director'
Birthday: Sun, Feb 25 1923 –
Died: Sat, Apr 08 2017
Portrait of Lee Han-chanLee Han-chan. Lee Han-chan was >> in The Widow as 'Lighting Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kim Yeong-sunKim Yeong-sun. Kim Yeong-sun was >> in The Widow as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Lee Bo-raLee Bo-ra. Lee Bo-ra was >> in The Widow as 'Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jeon Chang-geunJeon Chang-geun. Jeon Chang-geun was 47 in The Widow as 'Producer'
Birthday: Sat, Jan 18 1908 –
Died: Fri, Jan 19 1973
Portrait of Jo Baek-bongJo Baek-bong. Jo Baek-bong was 31 in The Widow as 'Music'
Birthday: Tue, Jan 01 1924
Portrait of Lee Kyeong-sunLee Kyeong-sun. Lee Kyeong-sun was 33 in The Widow as 'Recording Supervision'
Birthday: Tue, May 17 1921 –
Died: Thu, May 22 2008