Pather Panchali

1955 film by Satyajit Ray
Movie film Q622380
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Pather Panchali

Summary

Pather Panchali is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,090 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pather Panchali received the National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film[3].
  • Pather Panchali received the Bodil Award for Best American Film[4].
  • Pather Panchali received the BAFTA Award for Best Film[5].
  • Pather Panchali received the National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film[6].
  • Pather Panchali received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film[7].
  • Pather Panchali's video is recorded as Pather Panchali (1955).webm[8].
  • Pather Panchali's instance of is recorded as film[9].
  • Pather Panchali's director is recorded as Satyajit Ray[10].
  • Pather Panchali's screenwriter is recorded as Satyajit Ray[11].
  • Pather Panchali's composer is recorded as Ravi Shankar[12].
  • Pather Panchali's genre is recorded as drama film[13].
  • Pather Panchali's genre is recorded as coming-of-age film[14].
  • Pather Panchali's based on is recorded as Pather Panchali[15].
  • Pather Panchali's cast member is recorded as Kanu Banerjee[16].
  • Pather Panchali's cast member is recorded as Karuna Banerjee[17].
  • Pather Panchali's cast member is recorded as Uma Dasgupta[18].
  • Pather Panchali's cast member is recorded as Chunibala Devi[19].
  • Pather Panchali's cast member is recorded as Tulsi Chakraborty[20].
  • Pather Panchali's cast member is recorded as Subir Banerjee[21].
  • Pather Panchali's cast member is recorded as Aparna Devi[22].
  • Pather Panchali's producer is recorded as Government of West Bengal[23].
  • Pather Panchali's part of the series is recorded as The Apu Trilogy[24].
  • Pather Panchali's production company is recorded as Government of West Bengal[25].
  • Pather Panchali's director of photography is recorded as Subrata Mitra[26].
  • Pather Panchali's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0048473[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Pather Panchali's producer is recorded as Government of West Bengal[23]. Its director is recorded as Satyajit Ray[10]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Satyajit Ray[11]. Cast members include Kanu Banerjee[16], Karuna Banerjee[17], Uma Dasgupta[18], Chunibala Devi[19], Tulsi Chakraborty[20], and Subir Banerjee[21].

Publication

Publication dates include +1955-08-26T00:00:00Z[28] and +1958-09-22T00:00:00Z[29]. Pather Panchali's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Bangla[30]. Genres include drama film[13] and coming-of-age film[14]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Apu Trilogy[24].

Subject and Themes

Pather Panchali's part of the series is recorded as The Apu Trilogy[24].

Reception

Awards received include National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film[3], a National Film Awards[31], in India[32], founded in 1955[33]; Bodil Award for Best American Film[4], a film award category[34], in Denmark[35]; BAFTA Award for Best Film[5], a film award category[36], in United Kingdom[37]; National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film[6], a class of award[38]; and National Film Award for Best Feature Film[7], a class of award[39], in India[40]. Reviews include 9.3/10[41] and 98%[42].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Pather Panchali's after a work by is recorded as Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay[43].

Why It Matters

Pather Panchali ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,090 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

What awards did Pather Panchali receive?

Honors received include National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film[3], Bodil Award for Best American Film[4], BAFTA Award for Best Film[5], and National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . laweekly.com. Retrieved . laweekly.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . laweekly.com. Retrieved . laweekly.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [41] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [42] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [43] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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