DramaHistory
Pather Panchali
Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. Alone, his wife, Sarbojaya, looks after her rebellious daughter, Durga, and her young son, Apu, as well as Harihar's elderly aunt Indir. The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life, while their parents suffer the daily indignities heaped upon them.
Directed by Satyajit Ray
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Status
Released
Released
August 26, 1955
Runtime
2h 5m
Language
Bengali
Top cast
Kanu Bannerjee
Harihar Ray
Karuna Banerjee
Sarbojaya Ray
Chunibala Devi
Indir Thakrun
Uma Das Gupta
Durga Ray
Subir Banerjee
Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray
Runki Banerjee
Little Durga Ray
Reba Devi
Seja Thakrun
Aparna Devi
Nilmoni's Wife
Tulsi Chakraborty
Prasanna, School Teacher
Binoy Mukherjee
Baidyanath Majumdar
Haren Banerjee
Chinibas, Sweet-seller
Nibhanani Devi
Dasi Thakurun
Roma Ganguli
Roma
Haridhan Nag
Rampada Das
Harimohan Nag
Doctor
Kshirod Roy
Priest
Suren Roy
Manju
Shyamal
