The Evil Stairs

The Evil Stairs
Poster to The Evil Stairs (1964)
Hangul	마의 계단
Hanja	魔의 階段
Revised Romanization	Maui Gyedan
McCune–Reischauer	Maŭi Kyedan
Directed by	Lee Man-hee[1]
Produced by	U Gi-dong
Written by	Lee Jong-taek
Starring	Kim Jin-kyu Moon Jung-suk
Cinematography	Seo Jeong-min
Edited by	Kim Hee-su
Distributed by	Seki Trading Co.
Release dates	July 10, 1964
Running time	108 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

The Evil Stairs (Hangul: 마의 계단; RR: Ma-ui gyedan; 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 fiancee.^[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

References

1. Infobox data from "The Devil's Stairway (1964)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-12-20. External link in |publisher= (help) and Maeui gyedan (1964) at the Internet Movie Database
2. Synopsis from "The Devil's Stairway (1964)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-12-20. External link in |publisher= (help)

Bibliography

• "The Devil's Stairway (1964)". KMDb Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-12-20. External link in |publisher= (help)
• Paquet, Darcy. "The Evil Stairs (1964)". www.koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2007-12-20. External link in |publisher= (help)
• Maeui gyedan (1964) at the Internet Movie Database
• "마의 계단 The Evil Stairs, 1964" (in Korean). www.cine21.com. Retrieved 2007-12-20. External link in |publisher= (help)