1973 · 1h 41m · Drama
Genres: Drama

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.
Director: Satyajit Ray
Writers: Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Satyajit Ray
Music by: Satyajit Ray
Cinematography: Soumendu Roy
Editor: Dulal Dutta