The Devil's Stairway

The Devil's Stairway

The Devil's Stairway

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The Devil's Stairway

1964

1h 48m

6.6(11 votes)

Thriller

Mystery

Overview

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. He becomes tormented by her spirit.

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The Century

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Kim Jin-kyu

Kim Jin-kyu

Hyeon Gwang-ho

Moon Jeong-suk

Moon Jeong-suk

Nam Jin-suk

Jeong Ae-ran

Jeong Ae-ran

Head Nurse

Choi Nam-hyun

Choi Nam-hyun

Oh Sang-gil

Dokgo Sung

Dokgo Sung

Detective

Bang Seong-ja

Bang Seong-ja

Oh Jung-ja

Yu Gye-seon

Yu Gye-seon

Jeong-ja's Mother

Lee Hae-ryong

Lee Hae-ryong

Doctor

Lim Hae-rim

Lim Hae-rim

Hospital Security Guard

Kim Kyeong-ran

Kim Kyeong-ran

Maid

Creative team

Directed by: Lee Man-hee
Written by: Lee Jong-taek
Produced by: Woo Ki-dong

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