A young college graduate is struggling to find a job. He lives in a flat with his younger, employed sister, revolutionary brother and widowed mother. The strain of the situation ultimately causes him to hallucinate.
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Directed by
| Satyajit Ray | ||
Written by
| Sunil Gangopadhyay | ... | (original story) |
| Satyajit Ray | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Asim Dutta | ... | producer |
| Nepal Dutta | ... | producer |
Music by
| Satyajit Ray | ||
Cinematography by
| Purnendu Bose | ||
| Soumendu Roy | ||
Editing by
| Dulal Dutta | ||
Editorial Department
| Kashinath Bose | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Bansi Chandragupta | ||
Makeup Department
| Ananta Das | ... | makeup artist |
| Bijoy Nandan | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
| Balai Adhya | ... | assistant production manager |
| Bhanu Ghosh | ... | production manager |
| Tapan Ghosh | ... | assistant production manager |
| Dukhiram Nayak | ... | assistant production manager (as Dukhi Nayak) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Tinnu Anand | ... | assistant director (as V. R. Anand) |
| Subrata Lahiri | ... | assistant director |
| Dilip Mitra | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Bidyut Chakraborty | ... | publicity illustration |
| Surath Das | ... | assistant art director |
| Kabi Dasgupta | ... | backdrops |
Sound Department
| Mangesh Desai | ... | re-recording |
| J.D. Irani | ... | sound recordist |
| Nitai Jana | ... | assistant sound recordist |
| Durgadas Mitra | ... | sound recordist |
| Siddhinath Nag | ... | assistant sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Amulya Das | ... | assistant camera |
| Hemanta Das | ... | lighting |
| Anil Ghosh | ... | assistant camera |
| Nemai Ghosh | ... | still photographer (as Nimai Ghosh) |
| Tapan Sen | ... | lighting |
Music Department
| Satyen Chatterjee | ... | music recordist |
| Aloknath Dey | ... | assistant composer (as Alok Dey) |
Additional Crew
| Anil Choudhury | ... | production controller |
| Shailen Ghoshal | ... | processing supervisor |
| Shailesh Mukhopadhyay | ... | publicist (as Shailesh Mukherjee) |
Thanks
| P.C. As | ... | acknowledgment |
| Dilip Basu | ... | acknowledgment |
| Raj Bhatnagar | ... | acknowledgment (as Rajkumari Bhatnagar) |
| Rathindranath Bhattacharya | ... | acknowledgment |
| Mohan Biswas | ... | acknowledgment |
| Dipankar Brahmachari | ... | acknowledgment |
| Barun Chanda | ... | acknowledgment |
| Saradindu Chatterjee | ... | acknowledgment |
| Subhendu Chatterjee | ... | acknowledgment |
| Dipti Mitra | ... | acknowledgment |
| Aminchand Pyarelal | ... | acknowledgment (as Aminchand Piyarilal) |
| Bijoya Ray | ... | acknowledgment |
| Sandip Ray | ... | acknowledgment |
| Satyaprasad Roy | ... | acknowledgment |
| Biren Saha | ... | acknowledgment |
| Alok Sen | ... | acknowledgment |
| Ranajit Singha | ... | acknowledgment |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Audio Brandon Films (1973) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Contemporary Films (1973) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (BBFC)
- Films sans Frontières (1993) (France) (theatrical)
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Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A young man, newly graduated from college is unable to find meaningful employment. He lives in a crowded apartment with his widowed mother, a revolutionary brother and a younger, well-employed sister. Family frictions and his continuing unsuccessful quest for a job place an unbearable strain on him causing him to hallucinate. The pressure, magnified by the tense and impersonal setting of Calcutta, builds to a devastating conclusion. Hindu Neorealism? Written by Mr Bongo |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | One of the films of the Calcutta Trilogy, the others being Company Limited (1971) and The Middleman (1975). See more » |
| Movie Connections | References Naked You Die (1968). See more » |