Pather Panchali
1955 · directed by Satyajit Ray
- Rating
- 99/100
- Hit
- yes
- Prestige lists
- BFI Top 100, TSPDT 250
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.
Pather Panchali (1955), directed by Satyajit Ray, rates 99/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Kanu Bannerjee
- Karuna Banerjee
- Subir Banerjee
- Runki Banerjee
- Uma Dasgupta
- Chunibala Devi
- Tulsi Chakraborty
- Haren Banerjee
- Binoy Mukherjee
- Reba Devi
Crew
- Subrata Mitra — Director of Photography
- Dulal Dutta — Editor
- Ravi Shankar — Original Music Composer
- Satyajit Ray — Screenplay
More from Satyajit Ray
- The Hero (1966) — 89/100 · hit
- The World of Apu (1959) — 88/100 · hit
- The Stranger (1991) — 87/100 · hit
- The Music Room (1958) — 86/100 · hit
- Aparajito (1956) — 86/100 · hit
- Devi (1960) — 86/100 · hit
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