Following his father's death, a boy leaves home to study in Calcutta, while his mother must face a life alone.Following his father's death, a boy leaves home to study in Calcutta, while his mother must face a life alone.Following his father's death, a boy leaves home to study in Calcutta, while his mother must face a life alone.
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 6 wins & 2 nominations total
- Apu - adolescent
- (as Smarankumar Ghoshal, Smaran Ghosal in subtitles)
- Lahiri
- (as Lalchand Bandyopadhyay)
- Kathak
- (as Kalipada Bandyopadhyay)
- Harihar Ray
- (as Kanu Bandyopadhyay, Kanu Banerji in subtitles)
- Sarbojaya Ray
- (as Karuna Bandyopadhyay, Karuna Banerji in subtitles)
- Professor
- (as Hemanta Chattopadhyay)
- Ginnima
- (as Shanti Gupta in subtitles)
- Abinash
- (as Anil Mukhopadhyay)
- Director
- Writers
- Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay(in subtitles)
- Satyajit Ray
- Kanailal Basu
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
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- TriviaThe first Indian film to win the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. Ray, who was attending the festival, was utterly flabbergasted as he felt that the film contained some serious flaws.
- Quotes
Sarbojaya Ray: What is there at Keoratola?
Apu: [sleepily] Burning hot...
Sarbojaya Ray: What?
Apu: They have cremations.
Sarbojaya Ray: I see... I hope you're careful on the roads. When are your finals? After that you can get a job and I'll stay with you. Will you have me? Will that ever be, I wonder? Who knows how long one has to live? Suppose I fall seriously ill... I'm not so well as I used to be. In the evenings I'm often feverish, I've no appetite. I thought of telling you... but I couldn't. I don't suppose you'd leave college to look after me, would you? Would you use your earnings to pay for me to have treatment? Why don't you answer me... Apu!
- Alternate versionsThere is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Century of Cinema: And the Show Goes On: Indian Chapter (1996)
These films traverse the drama of life and death touching gently on all of the salient points along the path. They put us face to face with the challenge of living in a world, which constantly gives us disappointment. At the same time there is a celebration of that ineffable quality which gives life meaning.
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- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- The Unvanquished
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $134,241
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,064
- May 10, 2015
- Gross worldwide
- $134,241
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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