The Wedding Day (1957)
Original title: 시집가는 날
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Master Maeng is very proud that an influential family will soon be his esteemed in-laws when his loving daughter, Mi-yeon, marries their son. A few days before the wedding Maeng hears a rumor that his future son-in-law has a cripple leg. Regretting that he can't give his lovely daughter to a cripple, he decides to marry his maid to him instead. Unexpectedly the future son-in-law shows up at the wedding hall and he is not a cripple, but a healthy and handsome youth. Feeling embarrassed, there is no way but to wed the maid to him. The Wedding Day is a recreation of A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng, a comical play by Oh Yeong Jin. The first Korean film to win an international film award.
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Kim Seung-hoMaeng Jin-sa
Jo Mi-ryeongIp-bunKim Yu-HeeGap-bunChoi HyeonMi-eonHae-cheon SongBlind old man
Seo Wol-yeongMaeng Hyo-wonSeok Geum-seongMaeng Jinsa's wife
Seok Geum-seongMadam Maeng
Ji-man HaPark Cham-bongHwang NamSamdol
Hwang NamSam-dolJeong MinKim Myung-jungKeywords
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What is The Wedding Day about?
Master Maeng is very proud that an influential family will soon be his esteemed in-laws when his loving daughter, Mi-yeon, marries their son. A few days before the wedding Maeng hears a rumor that his future son-in-law has a cripple leg. Regretting that he can't give his lovely daughter to a cripple, he decides to marry his maid to him instead. Unexpectedly the future son-in-law shows up at the wedding hall and he is not a cripple, but a healthy and handsome youth. Feeling embarrassed, there is no way but to wed the maid to him. The Wedding Day is a recreation of A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng, a comical play by Oh Yeong Jin. The first Korean film to win an international film award.
How long is The Wedding Day?
The Wedding Day has a runtime of 79 minutes.