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Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali

Pather Panchali

Song of the Little Road

Genres

Drama

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Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 1996.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$536364

Status

Released

Original Language

Bengali

Runtime

125 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

26 August 1955

Country

India

Cast

Subir Banerjee

Subir Banerjee

Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray

Uma Das Gupta

Uma Das Gupta

Durga Ray

Karuna Banerjee

Karuna Banerjee

Sarbojaya Ray

Kanu Bannerjee

Kanu Bannerjee

Harihar Ray

Chunibala Devi

Chunibala Devi

Indir Thakrun

Runki Banerjee

Runki Banerjee

Little Durga Ray

Reba Devi

Reba Devi

Seja Thakrun

Aparna Devi

Aparna Devi

Nilmoni's wife

Tulsi Chakraborty

Tulsi Chakraborty

Prasanna, school teacher

Haren Banerjee

Haren Banerjee

Chinibas, Sweet-seller

Rampada Das

Rampada Das

Nibhanani Devi

Nibhanani Devi

Dasi Thakurun

Rama Gangopadhaya

Rama Gangopadhaya

Ranu Mookerjee

Roma Ganguli

Roma Ganguli

Roma

Binoy Mukherjee

Binoy Mukherjee

Baidyanath Majumdar

Haridhan Nag

Haridhan Nag

Harimohan Nag

Harimohan Nag

Doctor

Kshirod Roy

Kshirod Roy

Priest

Suren Roy

Suren Roy

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