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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
1 videodisc (approximately 126 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 chapter index card.
A poor Bengali family survives in a village but wider horizons tempt the father. The protection of family members' reputations, the relationship of the family group to an elderly 'aunt,' and first confrontations with death contribute to the early development of the boy Apu. His father's dreams prevail over the objections of his mother so that at the end of the film the family moves to the big city of Benares. Apu's experiences are followed in the second film of the trilogy: Aparajito" and his growth to early manhood in the final film "Apur Sansar."
Sony Pictures Classics in association with the Merchant and Ivory Foundation Ltd. ; produced by the Government of West Bengal ; written and directed by Satyajit Ray.
Based on the novel: Pathera panchali / Bibhuti Bandopadaya.
First in a series known as the Apu trilogy, the 2nd of which is Aparajito (The unvanquished) and the 3rd of which is Apur sansar (The world of Apu).
Originally released as a motion picture in 1955.
Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Subir Banerjee, Uma Das Gupta, Chunibala Devi, Runki Banerjee, Reba Devi, Aparna Devi, Tulsi Chakravarti.
In Bengali with optional English subtitles
Cinematography, Subrata Mitra ; art direction, Bansi Chandragupta ; editing, Dulal Dutta ; music, Ravi Shankar.