The Earth (1974)
2h 10m
Running Time
November 23, 1974Release Date
The Earth (1974)
2h 10m
Running Time
November 23, 1974Release Date
Plot.
Ha Dong, Kyung Nam Province in 1890. Choi Chi-Su's family is a grand land lord of the region from generation to generation. His mother Mrs. Yoon gives birth to another son Hwan after she was raped by Kim Gae-Ju when he is 10 years old. Later Hwan becomes a servant of Choi family but he falls in love with Chi-Su's wife and they flee by night. Meanwhile after a reign of 40 years of King Ko Jong, cholera prevails all over the country and years of famine follows it. While people suffer from natural disasters and diseases, one of Chi-Su's maternal relative Cho Jun-Ku and his wife make a plot to take Choi family's enormous wealth and strengthen the foundation for his status. In this chaos some villagers and Seo-Hee, Chi-Su's daughter leave their village for Buk Kan Do.
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Cast & Crew.
Woo Yeon-jeong
Yeo Su-Jin
Do Kum-bong
Ju Jeung-nyeo
Kim Soo-yong
Director
Pak Kyong-ni
Novel
Lee Hyung-woo
Adaptation
Kim Yong-deok
Producer
Jang Seok-jun
Director of Photography
Kim Jin-do
Lighting Director
Ree Kyoung-ja
Editor
Jeong Yoon-joo
Music
Cho Kyung-hwan
Production Design
U Jong-sam
Props
Lee Hae-yoon
Costume Design
An Kon-ho
Makeup Artist
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 23, 1974
Original Name토지
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 10m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Land (Korean: 토지; RR: Toji) is a 1974 South Korean film directed by Kim Soo-yong. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards.