Siddhartha (1972)
89 min
Siddhartha is the story of a young Brahmin and his search for a meaningful way of life. His journey takes him through periods of harsh asceticism, sensual pleasures, material wealth, self-revulsion and eventually to the oneness and harmony that he had been seeking. The story is based on the best-selling novel by German Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse.
- Release date
- July 18, 1973
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Shashi Kapoor as Siddhartha
- Simi Garewal as Kamala
- Romesh Sharma as Govinda
- Pinchoo Kapoor as Kamaswami
- Zul Vellani as Vasudeva
- Amrik Singh as Father
- Kunal Kapoor as Son
- Shanti Hiranand as Mother
- The Holy Sadhus of Rishikesh as Self
Crew
- Conrad Rooks · Director
- Hermann Hesse · Writer
- Conrad Rooks · Writer
- Natacha Ullman · Writer
- Paul Mayersberg · Writer
- Conrad Rooks · Producer
- Hemanta Mukherjee · Composer
- Sven Nykvist · Cinematographer
- Willy Kemplen · Editor