Pather Panchali (Original title)Song of the Little Road (Alternative title)
Date: 1955 (Release)Country: IndiaDirector: Satyajit Ray
Synopsis: Everyday life story of a small family in a remote Bengali village.Synopsis: The first instalment in the `Apu trilogy', adapted from Bibhutibhushan Banerjee's 1929 novel. Tells the story of Apu, a young boy born into a poor but loving family living in a rural Bengali village. When his father leaves for the city to pursue his dream of becoming a playwright, Apu's mother is left struggling to take care of him, his sister and his elderly aunt.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: West Bengal, Villages, Countryside
Releases
Date: 1955Country: IndiaRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 121 mins Length: 11081 FeetLanguage: Bengali
Date: 1955 (Release)Country: IndiaDirector: Satyajit Ray
Synopsis: Everyday life story of a small family in a remote Bengali village.Synopsis: The first instalment in the `Apu trilogy', adapted from Bibhutibhushan Banerjee's 1929 novel. Tells the story of Apu, a young boy born into a poor but loving family living in a rural Bengali village. When his father leaves for the city to pursue his dream of becoming a playwright, Apu's mother is left struggling to take care of him, his sister and his elderly aunt.
Genre: Drama
Subjects: West Bengal, Villages, Countryside
Releases
Date: 1955Country: IndiaRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 121 mins Length: 11081 FeetLanguage: Bengali
Credits
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Production Company: Government of West Bengal, Screenplay: Satyajit Ray, Based on the novel by: Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Director of Photography: Subrata Mitra, Editor: Dulal Dutta, Art Director: Bansi Chandragupta, Music: Ravi Shankar, Sound: Bhupen Ghosh
Cast
(16)
Kanu Banerjee (Harihar, the father), Karuna Banerjee (Sarbajaya, the mother), Subir Banerjee (Apu, the son), Uma Das Gupta (the older Durga), Chunibala Devi (Indira Thakrun), Runki Banerjee (the younger Durga), Reba Devi (Seja Thakrun), Aparna Devi (Nilmoni's wife), Tulsi Chakravarti (Prasanna, the schoolteacher), Binoy Mukherjee (Baidyanath Majumdar), Haren Banerjee (Chinibash, the sweets seller), Harimohan Nag (doctor), Haridhan Nag (Chakravarti), Nibhanoni Devi (Dasi), Ksirodh Roy (priest), Roma Ganguli (Roma)