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The Road to Sampo 삼포가는 길

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The Road to Sampo (Korean: 삼포가는 길; RR: Sampoganeun gil) is a 1975 South Korean film starring Baek Il-seob, Kim Jin-kyu and Mun Suk. The final and posthumous work of director Lee Man-hee, it is adapted from an original short story of the same name by Hwang Sok-yong. Lee collapsed during the editing phase of the film. He was admitted to a hospital and soon died.

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The Road to Sampo (삼포가는 길) — verified Korean film. Released 1975-05-23. Directed by Lee Man-hee. 1 verified cast.

Details

• Runtime (min): 101
• Genre: drama film
• Original language: Korean
• Title: The Road to Sampo
• Year: 1975
• Country: South Korean
• Director: Lee Man-hee
• Based On: 삼포 가는 길
• Author Of Source: 황석영
• Adaptation: 유동훈

Source reconciliation

• Wikidata lists the Korean name as 삼포 가는 길 (영화); KoreaAPI uses 삼포가는 길 (chosen by source authority).

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Cast (1)

• Baek Il-seob

Director

• Lee Man-hee

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• Wikidata — structured open knowledge base · view ↗
• Wikipedia — encyclopedic article · view ↗
• TMDB — film/TV community database

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