In Search of Famine (1981)

  • NR
  • 09/14/1981 (CA)
  • Drama
  • 2h 8m

Overview

A young, idealistic director arrives in a village to make a picture set during the Great Bengal Famine. It’s a film that he hopes will reveal the problems and privations still current in rural India.

Mrinal Sen

Director, Writer

Amalendu Chakravarty

Story

Cast

Dhritiman Chatterjee's headshot

Dhritiman Chatterjee

Movie Director
Sreela Majumdar's headshot

Sreela Majumdar

Durga
Smita Patil's headshot

Smita Patil

Self
Biplab Chatterjee's headshot

Biplab Chatterjee

Self
Dipankar Dey's headshot

Dipankar Dey

Self
Monu Mukherjee's headshot

Monu Mukherjee

Father of nurse
Radhamohan Bhattacharya's headshot

Radhamohan Bhattacharya

Teacher
Gita Sen's headshot

Gita Sen

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