Apur Sansar

1959 | 105 minutes | 8.1 ★ (235)

Apur Sansar
  • Overview

    Apu is a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer. An old college friend talks him into a visit up-country to a village wedding. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 1996.

  • Release Date

    01 May 1959

  • DirectingSatyajit Ray
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $134,241.00

  • Stars

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