Calcutta

Calcutta

99 mins | Documentary | April 16, 1969

When he was cutting "Phantom India," Louis Malle found that the footage shot in Calcutta was so diverse, intense, and unforgettable that it deserved its own film. The result, released theatrically, is at times shocking—a chaotic portrait of a city engulfed in social and political turmoil.

Calcutta

99 mins | Documentary | April 16, 1969

Calcutta
When he was cutting "Phantom India," Louis Malle found that the footage shot in Calcutta was so diverse, intense, and unforgettable that it deserved its own film. The result, released theatrically, is at times shocking—a chaotic portrait of a city engulfed in social and political turmoil.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Nouvelles Éditions de Films (NEF)
Original title Calcutta
Directors Louis Malle
Writers Louis Malle

Cast

Louis Malle

as Narrator (voice)