Pather Panchali (1955)
125 min
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. Alone, his wife, Sarbojaya, looks after her rebellious daughter, Durga, and her young son, Apu, as well as Harihar's elderly aunt Indir. The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life, while their parents suffer the daily indignities heaped upon them.
- Release date
- August 26, 1955
- Country of origin
- India
- Budget
- $31,500
- Box office
- $536,364
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Cast
- Kanu Bannerjee as Harihar Ray
- Karuna Bannerjee as Sarbojaya Ray
- Subir Banerjee as Apu Ray
- Runki Banerjee as Little Durga
- Uma Das Gupta as Durga
- Chunibala Devi as Indir Thakrun
- Tulsi Chakraborty as Prasanna, school teacher
- Reba Devi as Seja Thakrun
- Aparna Devi as Nilmoni's wife
- Nibhanani Devi as Dasi Thakurun
- Haren Banerjee as Chinibas, Sweet-seller
Crew
- Satyajit Ray · Director
- Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay · Writer
- Satyajit Ray · Writer
- Bansi Chandragupta · Producer
- Satyajit Ray · Producer
- Ravi Shankar · Composer
- Subrata Mitra · Cinematographer
- Dulal Dutta · Editor
- Bansi Chandragupta · Production designer