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Pather Panchali

7.8(516)19552h 5m4

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$31.5K
Box office
$536.4K
Language
Bengali
Part of Apu Collection · 3 films
  • robbery
  • misery
  • difficult childhood
  • move
  • monsoon
  • teacher
  • priest
  • remembered death
  • black and white
  • writer
  • railroad
  • unemployment

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Satyajit Ray

Produced in

India

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • Theatrical26 Aug 1955
  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical28 Sept 1955
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival8 May 1956
    • Physical30 Sept 2003
    • Digital / OTTVOD10 May 2020
    • Theatrical (limited)Re-release13 Dec 2021
  • GermanyDE

    • Digital / OTT1210 May 2020
  • NetherlandsNL

    • TheatricalALRe-release13 Nov 2008
    • Digital / OTTEye Film Player28 Nov 2024
  • PolandPL

    • Premiere22 Jul 2005
  • South KoreaKR

    • Digital / OTT1522 Sept 2022

Frequently asked questions

Pather Panchali was released on 26 August 1955.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    3/7/2024

    7/10

    Part one of Satyajit Ray's trilogy introduces us to the poverty stricken family of the young "Apu" (Subir Banerjee). His family once had a guava orchard, but his poet and philosopher father "Harihar" (Kanu Bannerjee) had to trade that in to square up his profligate brother's debts. That now means that his mother "Sarbojaya" (Karuna Bannerjee) has to try to keep food on the table for them, his pilfering sister "Durga"…

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