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The March of Fools

The March of Fools

19756.81h 57m

Overview

The story is set in the 1970s during the period of military dictatorship. Schools were frequently closed and society seemed to face bleak prospects on all fronts. Nonetheless, Byung-tae, a college student, enjoys pursuing romance in blind group dates. It's during one of these ventures that he meets Young-ja, a French literature student.

Directed by Ha Gil-jong
Written by Choi In-ho
Produced by Park Chong-chan
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Top Cast

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Yun Mun-seop

Byeong-tae

Ha Jae-yeong

Ha Jae-yeong

Yeong-cheol

Lee Young-ok

Lee Young-ok

Yeong-ja

K

Kim Yeong-suk

Yeong-suk

K

Kim Sang-bae

University Student

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Jeong Se-geun

University Student

P

Park Gyu-hyeon

University Student

K

Kim Il-yeong

University Student

Hah Myung-joong

Hah Myung-joong

Gil-soo

Kim Hee-ra

Kim Hee-ra

Themes & Keywords

dictatorship

About The March of Fools

The March of Fools is a romance, drama, comedy film released in 1975 exploring themes of dictatorship. Directed by Ha Gil-jong, it stars Yun Mun-seop, Ha Jae-yeong, Lee Young-ok. The story is set in the 1970s during the period of military dictatorship. Schools were frequently closed and society seemed to face bleak prospects on all fronts. Nonetheless, Byung-tae, a college student, enjoys pursuing romance in blind group dates. It's during one of these ventures that he meets Young-ja, a French literature student.

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