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Pather Panchali (1955)

Overview

Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 1996.
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Satyajit Ray profile
Satyajit Ray

Director

Satyajit Ray profile
Satyajit Ray

Screenplay

Cast

Subir Banerjee profile
Subir Banerjee

Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray

Uma Das Gupta profile
Uma Das Gupta

Durga Ray

Karuna Banerjee profile
Karuna Banerjee

Sarbojaya Ray

Kanu Bannerjee profile
Kanu Bannerjee

Harihar Ray

Chunibala Devi profile
Chunibala Devi

Indir Thakrun

Runki Banerjee profile
Runki Banerjee

Little Durga Ray

Reba Devi profile
Reba Devi

Seja Thakrun

Aparna Devi profile
Aparna Devi

Nilmoni's wife

Tulsi Chakraborty profile
Tulsi Chakraborty

Prasanna, school teacher

Haren Banerjee profile
Haren Banerjee

Chinibas, Sweet-seller

Rampada Das profile
Rampada Das

Nibhanani Devi profile
Nibhanani Devi

Dasi Thakurun

Subir Banerjee profile
Subir Banerjee

Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray

Uma Das Gupta profile
Uma Das Gupta

Durga Ray

Karuna Banerjee profile
Karuna Banerjee

Sarbojaya Ray

Kanu Bannerjee profile
Kanu Bannerjee

Harihar Ray

Chunibala Devi profile
Chunibala Devi

Indir Thakrun

Runki Banerjee profile
Runki Banerjee

Little Durga Ray

Reba Devi profile
Reba Devi

Seja Thakrun

Aparna Devi profile
Aparna Devi

Nilmoni's wife

Tulsi Chakraborty profile
Tulsi Chakraborty

Prasanna, school teacher

Haren Banerjee profile
Haren Banerjee

Chinibas, Sweet-seller

Rampada Das profile
Rampada Das

Nibhanani Devi profile
Nibhanani Devi

Dasi Thakurun

Extra

Release Date

August 26, 1955

Original Language

Bengali

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Government of West Bengal logo

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Videos

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Mark Kermode reviews Pather Panchali (1955) | BFI Player
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Advent of Monsoon in Pather Panchali - Iconic movie scene from Apu Trilogy by Satyajit Ray
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Storm Scene from Pather Panchali (1955)
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Pather Panchali the rain scene

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