The Coachman

February. 15,1961

Rating：

6.6

Genre：

Drama War

Keywords：

Horse Poverty

Trailer Synopsis Cast

A man tries to raise his two sons and two daughters under some of the most adverse conditions known to man. The father operates a horse-drawn cart, but in a city that is modernizing after the destruction of the Korean War, automobiles are making carts obsolete. The children are experiencing difficulties as well. The eldest son has flunked the bar exam twice and is not hopeful of passing it a third time to become a lawyer. The eldest daughter is mute and married to an abusive husband. The younger daughter tries to pose as a rich university student to move up in life. The youngest son has a penchant for petty theft.

Kim Seung-ho as Ha Chun-sam

Hwang Jeong-sun as Suwondaek

Shin Young-kyun as Su-eob

Jo Mi-ryeong as Ok-rye (Eldest daughter)

Hwang Hae as Kim Chang-soo

Um Aing-ran as Okhee

Kim Hee-kap as Kim Seo-gi

Ju Seon-tae as Hwangsajang (Maju)

Chang Hyeok as Kim Byung-guk

Choe Seong-ho as Kim Chang-deok (Ok-rye's husband)

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Reviews

Brainsbell

1961/02/15

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

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Casey Duggan

1961/02/16

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

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Ava-Grace Willis

1961/02/17

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

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Scarlet

1961/02/18

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.