FILM

Pather Panchali

The first film of Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy (along with <a href=“http://screenprism.com/film/page/aparajito” target=“_blank”><em>Aparajito</em></a> and <a href=“http://screenprism.com/film/page/apur-sansar” target=“_blank”><em>Apur Sansar</em></a>) observes the childhood of young Apu and his older sister Durga in a rural Bengali village.

Pather Panchali
Released:
August 26, 1955

Cast:

Kanu Bannerjee
Karuna Bannerjee
Chunibala Devi
Uma Das Gupta
Subir Banerjee

Director:
Satyajit Ray

Producer:
Government of West Bengal

Written by:
Satyajit Ray

Distributor:
Aurora Film Corporation, Edward Harrison

Budget:
$14,600–$31,300

Box Office:
$536,364

Awards:

Cannes: Won Best Human Document; OCIC Award - Special Mention
National Board of Review: Won Best Foreign Film



Rotten Tomatoes Score:
97%