Distant Thunder (1973)
Gangacharan is the new Brahmin of a village, where he assumes various duties: teaching, organizing religious events, and trying to prevent epidemics. But in that year 1943, war is raging (as reminded by the planes occasionally heard flying over the countryside), and a major famine is under way. As food shortages reach catastrophic proportions, Gangacharan attempts to preserve his privileged situation, while his generous wife, Ananga, conversely tries to help and support the community.
Director:
Satyajit Ray
Writer:
Satyajit Ray
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Soumitra Chatterjee as Gangacharan Chakravarti |
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Bobita as Ananga, Gangacharan's wife |
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Sandhya Roy as Chutki |
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Chitra Banerjee as Moti |
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Paritosh Banerjee as |
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Sachin Chakraborty as |
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Govinda Chakravarti as Dinabandhu |
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Shrikumar Dutta as |
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Subal Dutta as |
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Tapan Dutta as |
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Anil Ganguly as Nibaran |
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Noni Ganguly as 'Scarface' Jadu |
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Debatosh Ghosh as Adhar |
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Gobardhan Ghosh as |
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Dalim Guha as |
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Manojit Lahiri as |
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Rajkumar Lahiri as |
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Santosh Kumar Mitra as (as Santosh Mitra) |
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Monu Mukherjee as |
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Ramesh Mukherjee as Biswas |
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Shubhra Nath as |
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Sheli Pal as Mokshada |
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Suchita Ray Chaudhury as Khenti |
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Arun Roy as |
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Sucheta Roy as |
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Sunil Sarkar as |
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Bishnu Sen as |
| Directing | Satyajit Ray | Director |
| Writing | Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay | Novel |
| Production | Sharbani Bhattacharya | Producer |
| Art | Ashoke Bose | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ananta Das | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Mangesh Desai | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Writing | Satyajit Ray | Screenplay |
| Sound | Satyajit Ray | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Soumendu Roy | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Dulal Dutta | Editor |