Tragic Death of Ambition
Tragic Death of Ambition
1971, Korean. Directed by Im Chung-hui.
Heo-Don marries So-Yeon who saved his life, and goes to Han Yang to succeed in the world with the help of his father-in-law. But Heo-Don, a very ambitious man, remarries some magistrate's daughter Kil-Rae, and doesn't want to meet So-Yeon and her servant Pal-Bok, who get killed accused of committing adultery. Jang-Hyeon, So-Yeon's brother, is appointed as a new magistrate in the town after the former one was scared to death by So-Yeon's ghost. Getting to know that his sister's death was by false accusation, Jang-Hyeon investigates the case. Heo-Don, feeling guilty of what he's done, kills his wife and himself in front of Jang-Hyeon.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 1 January 1971
- Original title
- 쌍벌한
- Country
- South Korea
- Written by
- Lee Sang-hyeon
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Tragic Death of Ambition isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1971. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Tragic Death of Ambition (1971) was directed by Im Chung-hui and stars Heo Chang-kang, Yoon Jeong-hee.