Pather Panchali
Aug 26 1955
•2h 5m
•Drama
A depiction of the life of an impoverished early twentieth century rural Bengali family.
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Kanu Bannerjee
Harihar Ray
Karuna Banerjee
Sarbojaya Ray
Chunibala Devi
Indir Thakrun
Uma Das Gupta
Durga Ray
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