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Summary:

The start of the Apu Trilogy. The story centers around the Bengali family of the boy Apu, and the father's struggle to support his poverty-stricken family in their home village. Apu's father finally decides to move to Benares, and hopefully, a better future.

Contributors:

Ray, Satyajit, 1921-1992

Banerjee, Subir

Banerjee, Ranki

Gupta, Uma das

Benerji, Karuna

Banerji, Kanu

Debi, Chunibala

Mitra, Subrata, 1930-2001

Dutta, Dulal

Shankar, Ravi, 1920-2012

Bandyopādhyāẏa, Bibhūtibhūshaṇa, 1896?-1950

Facets Multimedia (Chicago, Ill.)

Languages:

Bengali
English

Language Notes:

Item content: Bengali
Subtitles: English

Main Work:

Pather pān̐cālī

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Pather pān̐cālī [by Bandyopādhyāẏa, B.]

Alternate Titles:

Title translation: Song of the road

Subjects:

Bengali language films

Genres:

Film adaptations

Foreign language films

Feature films

Feature films — India

System Details:

VHS

Performers:

Cast: Subir Banerjee, Ranki Banerjee, Uma das Gupta, Karuna Banerji, Kanu Banerji, Chunibala Debi.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Subrata Mitra ; art director, Bansi Chandra Gupta ; editor, Dulai Dutta ; music, Ravi Shankar.

General Notes:

Bengali dialogue with English subtitles.
Videocassette release of the 1954 motion picture.
Based on the novel by Bibhuti Banyopadhyaya.
Cannes Film Festival, 1956: Award, Best Human Document (Satyajit Ray); OCIC Award - Special Mention (Satyajit Ray).

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (VHS) (111 min.) : sound, black & white ; 1/2 in.

Physical Characteristics:

polyester; 1/2 in.; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

analog; magnetic; mono

Video Characteristics:

VHS; NTSC

Call Numbers:

MV 1369

OCLC Numbers:

17781824