Heungbu and Nolbu 1967

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This film whose main characters are marionettes deals with the old Korean folktale "Heungbu and Nolbu." Greedy elder brother Nolbu kicks his good-natured brother Heungbu out of home and takes all the inheritance from their father. Poor but good man Heungbu one day cures a swallow's broken leg and frees it to fly away. Next year, the swallow comes to Heungbu's and gives him a gourd seed. He plants the seed and split it in fall. A huge amount of gold, silver and gems come out of the gourd, and he becomes rich over a night. Nolbu gets green with envy of him.

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Release Date 1967-07-30
Runtime 1h 7m
Director Gang Tae-ung
Producers Kim Dong-sik, Ahn Rak-jin
Writer Jin-gu Jo