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Pather Panchali

1955 film by Satyajit Ray
Movie film Q622380
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Summary

Pather Panchali is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,975 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film[3], Bodil Award for Best American Film[4], BAFTA Award for Best Film[5], National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film[6], National Film Award for Best Feature Film[7]
  • Director: Satyajit Ray[8]
  • Screenwriter: Satyajit Ray[9]
  • Composer: Ravi Shankar[10]
  • Genre: drama film[11], coming-of-age film[12]
  • Based on: Pather Panchali[13]
  • Cast member: Kanu Banerjee[14], Karuna Banerjee[15], Uma Dasgupta[16], Chunibala Devi[17], Tulsi Chakraborty[18], Subir Banerjee[19], Aparna Devi[20]
  • Producer: Government of West Bengal[21]
  • Part of the series: The Apu Trilogy[22]
  • Production company: Government of West Bengal[23]
  • Director of photography: Subrata Mitra[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Bangla[25]
  • Commons category: Pather Panchali (1955)[26]
  • Distribution format: digital download[27], video on demand[28]
  • Review score: 9.3/10[29], 98%[30]
  • Color: black-and-white[31]
  • Country of origin: India[32]
  • Publication date: August 26, 1955[33], September 22, 1958[34]
  • Distributed by: Aurora Film Corporation[35], Netflix[36], Fandango at Home[37], iTunes[38]
  • Narrative location: India[39]
  • Film editor: Dulal Dutta[40]
  • Described by source: 70 Iconic Films of Indian Cinema[41]
  • Nominated for: BAFTA Award for Best Film[42]
  • Title: পথের পাঁচালী[43]
  • Has characteristic: film based on literature[44]

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Adaptations and Inspiration

Pather Panchali's after a work by is recorded as Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay[45].

Why It Matters

Pather Panchali has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

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].

Related Entities

film India Netflix public domain Ravi Shankar Satyajit Ray

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . laweekly.com. Retrieved . laweekly.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . laweekly.com. Retrieved . laweekly.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Rémi sim · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 8894584
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14724: 8894584, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/301849303|Pather Panchali (#301849303)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garance item (f"
  2. 4w ago · CommonsDelinker · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Video → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Video: Pather Panchali (1955).webm, Removing [[:c:File:Pather_Panchali_(1955).webm|Pather_Panchali_(1955).webm]], it has been deleted from Commons by [[:c:Use"
  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 134977
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  4. 15w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14551 → pather-panchali
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14551: pather-panchali, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/295964271|PATHER PANCHALI (#295964271)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8091|Il cine"
  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → 70 Iconic Films of Indian Cinema
    Publication date → +1955-08-26T00:00:00Z, +1958-09-22T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Satyajit Ray
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+120'}
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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