The Evil Stairs

The Evil Stairs (Korean: 마의 계단; also known as The Devil's Stairway) is a 1964 South Korean mystery film directed by Lee Man-hee.

The Evil Stairs
Poster to The Evil Stairs (1964)
Hangul	마의 계단
Hanja	魔의 階段
RR	Maui gyedan
MR	Maŭi kyedan
Directed by	Lee Man-hee[1]
Written by	Lee Jong-taek
Produced by	U Gi-dong
Starring	Kim Jin-kyu Moon Jung-suk
Cinematography	Seo Jeong-min
Edited by	Kim Hee-su
Distributed by	Seki Trading Co.
Release date	July 10, 1964 (1964-07-10)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

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 fiancée.^[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