Pather Panchali (1955)
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- Not Rated
- 2h 5min
- Drama
- 26 Aug 1955 (India)
- Movie
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 11 wins & 1 nomination.
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Kanu Bannerjee | ... |
Harihar Ray
(as Kanu Bandyopadhyay)
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| Karuna Bannerjee | ... |
Sarbojaya Ray
(as Karuna Bandopadhyay)
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Chunibala Devi | ... |
Indir Thakrun
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| Uma Das Gupta | ... |
Durga
(as Uma Dasgupta)
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| Subir Banerjee | ... |
Apu Ray
(as Subir Bandopadhyay)
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Runki Banerjee | ... |
Little Durga
(as Runki Bandopadhyay)
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Reba Devi | ... |
Seja Thakrun
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Aparna Devi | ... |
Nilmoni's wife
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| Tulsi Chakraborty | ... |
Prasanna, school teacher
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Haren Banerjee | ... |
Chinibas, Sweet-seller
(as Haren Bandyopadhyay)
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Rampada Das |
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Nibhanani Devi | ... |
Dasi Thakurun
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Rama Gangopadhaya | ... |
Ranu Mookerjee
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Roma Ganguli | ... |
Roma
(as Rama Gangopadhyay)
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Binoy Mukherjee | ... |
Baidyanath Majumdar
(as Binoy Mukhopadhyay)
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Haridhan Nag |
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Harimohan Nag | ... |
Doctor
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Kshirod Roy | ... |
Priest
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Suren Roy |
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Directed by
| Satyajit Ray | ||
Written by
| Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay | ... | (novel) |
| Satyajit Ray | ... | (screenplay) |
Music by
| Ravi Shankar | ||
Cinematography by
| Subrata Mitra | ||
Editing by
| Dulal Dutta | ||
Editorial Department
| Bemananda Brajwasi | ... | assistant editor |
| Harinarayan Mukhopadhyay | ... | assistant editor |
| Tapeshwar Prasad | ... | assistant editor |
| Sukumar Sengupta | ... | chief assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Bansi Chandragupta | ||
Art Direction by
| Bansi Chandragupta | ||
Production Management
| Anil Choudhury | ... | production manager |
| Suren Sahu | ... | assistant production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ashish Barman | ... | assistant director |
| Santi Chatterjee | ... | assistant director (as Shantikumar Chattopadhyay) |
| Subir Hajra | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Suresh Chandra Chandra | ... | assistant art director (as Suresh Chandra) |
| Dibakar Dutta | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Bhupen Ghosh | ... | sound recordist |
| Samir Ghosh | ... | assistant sound recordist |
| Durgacharan Mitra | ... | additional sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jagmohan Behrowa | ... | assistant camera |
| Baren Bhattacharya | ... | assistant camera |
| Dinen Gupta | ... | assistant camera |
| Nimai Roy | ... | assistant camera |
| Soumendu Roy | ... | assistant camera |
Music Department
| Satyen Chatterjee | ... | music recordist (as Satyen Chattopadhyay) |
| Sitaram Das | ... | musician |
| Aloknath Dey | ... | flute (as Alok Dey) |
| Pratap Narayan Mitra | ... | pakhowaj (as Pratapnarayan Mitra) |
| Dakshina Mohan Tagore | ... | dilruba and tarmalai (as Dakshinamohan Tagore) |
Additional Crew
| Somen Gupta | ... | assistant publicist |
| R.B. Mehta | ... | processing supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Curzon Film Distributors (1957) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Edward Harrison (1958) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Artistas Argentinos Asociados (AAA) (1962) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Art Theatre Guild (ATG) (1966) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Filmmuseum Distributie (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Films sans Frontières (2015) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
- Janus Films (2015) (United States) (theatrical)
- Merchant Ivory Productions (1995) (United States) (theatrical) (restored version)
- Sony Pictures Classics (1995) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Towa. (1966) (Japan) (theatrical)
- trigon-film (2010) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Amazon Prime Video (India) (video) (VOD)
- Cinephile Media (2016) (World-wide)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2004) (Spain) (DVD)
- IVC (2003) (Japan) (DVD)
- NHK-BS2 (1992) (Japan) (tv)
- PC Jacinto Santos (2001) (Spain)
- Penteo Films S.L. (2018) (Spain) (restored)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- The Criterion Collection (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (tv)
- trigon-film (2010) (Austria)
- trigon-film (2010) (Germany)
- trigon-film (2010) (Switzerland) (DVD) (special edition)
Special Effects
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The story of a young boy, Apu, and life in his small Indian village. His parents are quite poor - his father Harihar, a writer and poet, gave away the family's fruit orchard to settle his brother's debts. His sister Durga and an old aunt also still lives with them. His mother Sarbojaya bears the brunt of the family's situation. She scrapes by and sells her personal possessions to put food on the table and has to bear the taunts of her neighbors as Durga is always stealing fruit from their orchard. Things get worse when Harihar disappears for five months and Durga falls ill. Even after Harihar returns, the family is left with few alternatives. Written by garykmcd |
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| Taglines | The Saga of an Indian Family See more » |
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | INR100,000,000 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Halfway through filming, Ray ran out of funds. The Government of West Bengal loaned him the rest, allowing him to complete the film. This loan is listed in public records at the time as "roads improvement", a nod to the film's translated title. See more » |
| Goofs | Although the film is set in early 20th-century rural India (a time in which public health campaigns presumably did not exist), when Apu and Durga are shown hiding in the fields waiting to catch a glimpse of the train, a vaccination mark is clearly visible on the right arm of Uma Das Gupta, who portrays Durga. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in And the Show Goes On: Indian Chapter (1996). See more » |
| Soundtracks | It's A Long Way to Tipperary See more » |
| Quotes |
Durga:
Come close. Apu: What? Durga: We'll go see the train when I'm better, all right? We'll get there early and have a good look. You want to? See more » |