Distant Thunder

Distant Thunder

101 mins | Drama | July 3, 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.

Distant Thunder

101 mins | Drama | July 3, 1973

Distant Thunder
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.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Balaka Movies
Original title অশনি সংকেত
Directors Satyajit Ray
Writers Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Satyajit Ray

Cast

Soumitra Chatterjee

as Gangacharan Chakravarti

Bobita

as Ananga, Gangacharan's wife

Sandhya Roy

as Chutki

Chitra Banerjee

as Moti

Govinda Chakravarti

as Dinabandhu

Anil Ganguly

as Nibaran

Noni Ganguly

as 'Scarface' Jadu

Debatosh Ghosh

as Adhar

Santosh Kumar Mitra

as (as Santosh Mitra)

Ramesh Mukherjee

as Biswas

Sheli Pal

as Mokshada