Deaf Sam-ryong (1964)

Original title

벙어리 삼룡

Directed by

Shin Sang-ok

Genre

drama film

Country

South Korea

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A deaf mute servant named Sam-ryong lives a hard life working for a wealthy farming family. He silently endures mistreatment and harbors quiet feelings for the family's daughter.

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What happens

Deaf Sam-yong (Korean: 벙어리 삼룡) is a 1964 South Korean drama film directed, produced by Shin Sang-ok, based on the 1925 short story of the same title by Na Do-hyang. It was chosen as Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards. The film was also selected as the South Korean entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 37th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was previously filmed as Beongeoli Sam-ryong in 1929 by Na Woon-gyu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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