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Pather Panchali (1955)
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22 September 1958 (USA)
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Plot:
Sometime in the early years of the century, a boy, Apu, is born to a poor Brahmin family in a village in Bengal...
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
Another 7 wins
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1 nomination
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(3 articles)
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Pather Pachali
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Kanu Bannerjee | ... | Harihar Ray | |
| Karuna Bannerjee | ... | Sarbojaya Ray | |
| Subir Bannerjee | ... | Apu | |
| Uma Das Gupta | ... | Durga | |
| Chunibala Devi | ... | Indir Thakrun | |
| Runki Banerjee | ... | Little Durga | |
| Reba Devi | ... | Seja Thakrun | |
| Aparna Devi | ... | Nilmoni's wife | |
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| Haren Banerjee | ... | Chinibas, Sweet-seller | |
| Tulsi Chakraborty | ... | Prasanna, school teacher | |
| Nibhanani Devi | ... | Dasi Thakurun | |
| Rama Gangopadhaya | ... | Ranu Mookerjee | |
| Roma Ganguli | ... | Roma | |
| Binoy Mukherjee | ... | Baidyanath Majumdar | |
| Harimohan Nag | ... | Doctor | |
| Kshirod Roy | ... | Priest | |
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Also Known As:
Song of the Little Road (International: English title)
Song of the Road
The Lament of the Path
The Saga of the Road
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Song of the Road
The Lament of the Path
The Saga of the Road
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Runtime:
India:122 min (within Bengal) | Argentina:119 min
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Netherlands:AL |
Netherlands:AL (re-release) (2008) |
UK:U |
Argentina:Atp |
Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Québec) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario)
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Satyajit Ray's directorial debut.
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It's A Long Way to Tipperary
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This is a tour de force around a family's quest for that better future amidst sheer poverty. The film's success is not limited only to realistic depiction of human condition in early 20th century Bengal, but it brings up the triumph of human spirit, love and affection in spite of utter struggle in the most poignant way that one may think. Anybody remotely connected with movie making should also watch APARAJITO AND APUR SANSAR, to complete the experience, and off course to understand the art and craft of cinematic expression from the Maestro. No doubt it ranks in top 100 movie list from Time magazine, not to speak of almost all Indian publications connected with films rate this one as THE MOVIE.