| The Apu Trilogy | |
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 Region 2 box set cover of Satyajit Ray's trilogy | |
| Directed by | Satyajit Ray |
| Written by | Satyajit Ray |
| Screenplay by | Satyajit Ray |
| Based on | Pather Panchali and Aparajito by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay |
| Produced by | Satyajit Ray |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Subrata Mitra |
| Edited by | Dulal Dutta |
| Music by | Ravi Shankar |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics / Merchant Ivory Productions (Pather Pachali was distributed by The Aurora Film Corporation) |
Release dates | Pather Panchali:
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Running time | 342 minutes (total) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
The Apu Trilogy comprises three Indian Bengali-language drama films directed by Satyajit Ray: Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956) and The World of Apu (1959). The original music for the films was composed by Ravi Shankar.
The films are based on two Bengali novels written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay: Pather Panchali (1929) and Aparajito (1932). The three films went on to win many national and international awards, including three National Film Awards and seven awards from the Cannes, Berlin and Venice Film Festivals. The films were produced on a shoestring budget[1] (Pather Panchali had a budget of roughly ₹ 150,000[2] ($45,300[3]—equivalent to $515,200 in 2023) using an amateur cast and crew.[4]
- ^ Robinson 2003, p. 77
- ^ Pradip Biswas (16 September 2005). "50 Years of Pather Panchali". Screen. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
- ^ "The fallacy of 'dollar = rupee' in 1947". DNA. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ Robinson 2003, pp. 78–9