Distant Thunder (1973)
Ashani Sanket (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 41min
- Drama
- 26 Oct 1975 (USA)
- Movie
As food shortages reach catastrophic proportions, Gangacharan attempts to preserve his privileged situation while his generous wife Ananga conversely tries to help and support the community.
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- 4 wins & 2 nominations.
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| Soumitra Chatterjee | ... |
Gangacharan Chakravarti
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| Bobita | ... |
Ananga - Gangacharan's Wife
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| Sandhya Roy | ... |
Chutki
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Chitra Banerjee | ... |
Moti
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Paritosh Banerjee |
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Sachin Chakraborty |
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Govinda Chakravarti | ... |
Dinabandhu
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Shrikumar Dutta |
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Subal Dutta |
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Tapan Dutta |
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| Anil Ganguly | ... |
Nibaran
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Noni Ganguly | ... |
'Scarface' Jadu
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Debatosh Ghosh | ... |
Adhar
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Gobardhan Ghosh |
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Dalim Guha |
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Manojit Lahiri |
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Rajkumar Lahiri |
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Santosh Kumar Mitra | ... |
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Monu Mukherjee |
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Ramesh Mukherjee | ... |
Biswas
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Shubhra Nath |
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Sheli Pal | ... |
Mokshada
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Suchita Ray Chaudhury | ... |
Khenti
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Arun Roy |
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Sucheta Roy |
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Sunil Sarkar |
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Bishnu Sen |
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Directed by
| Satyajit Ray | ||
Written by
| Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay | ... | (novel) |
| Satyajit Ray | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Sharbani Bhattacharya | ... | producer (as Shrimati Sharbani Bhattacharya) |
Music by
| Satyajit Ray | ||
Cinematography by
| Soumendu Roy | ||
Editing by
| Dulal Dutta | ||
Editorial Department
| Kashinath Bose | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Ashoke Bose | ... | (as Ashok Ghosh) |
Makeup Department
| Ananta Das | ... | makeup artist |
| Keshto Ghosh | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
| Balai Adhya | ... | assistant production manager |
| Shankar Das | ... | assistant production manager |
| Bhanu Ghosh | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Tinnu Anand | ... | assistant director (as V. R. Anand) |
| Santi Chatterjee | ... | assistant director (as Shanti Chattopadhyay) |
| Subrata Lahiri | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Bidyut Chakraborty | ... | publicity illustration |
| Somenath Chakraborty | ... | assistant art director |
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
| Purnendu Bose | ... | assistant camera |
| Amulya Das | ... | assistant camera |
| Hemanta Das | ... | lighting |
| Kanai Das | ... | assistant camera |
| Anil Ghosh | ... | assistant camera |
| Nemai Ghosh | ... | still photographer (as Nimai Ghosh) |
| Joy Mitra | ... | assistant camera |
| Sandip Ray | ... | still photographer |
| Tapan Sen | ... | lighting |
Music Department
| Aloknath Dey | ... | assistant composer (as Alok Dey) |
| Samir Majumdar | ... | background music recording |
Additional Crew
| Anil Choudhury | ... | production controller |
| Shailesh Mukhopadhyay | ... | publicist |
| Mukunda Poddar | ... | production assistant (as Mukundalal Poddar) |
| Ranajit Sengupta | ... | production assistant |
Thanks
| Asim Mitra | ... | acknowledgment |
| Chitto Mitra | ... | acknowledgment |
| Rentu Roy | ... | acknowledgment |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1978) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- Doperfilme (1981) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Equipe de Cinema (1978) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Cinema 5 Distributing (1975) (United States) (subtitled)
- NHK BS1 (1986) (Japan) (tv)
- NHK Kyôiku (1996) (Japan) (tv)
- NHK Sôgô (1983) (Japan) (tv)
- NHK-BS2 (1992) (Japan) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Gangacharan is the new Brahmin of a village, where he assumes various duties: teaching, organizing religious events, and trying to prevent epidemics. But in 1943, war is raging (as reminded by the planes occasionally heard flying over the countryside), and a major famine is underway. As food shortages reach catastrophic proportions, Gangacharan attempts to preserve his privileged situation while his generous wife Ananga conversely tries to help and support the community.
Written by Eduardo Casais |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Satyajit ray won golden bear at berlin film festival for this movie. This was first and last time for an indian to do so. See more » |