Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work. Alone, his wife, Sarbojaya, looks after her rebellious daughter, Durga, and her young son, Apu, as well as Harihar's elderly aunt Indir. The children enjoy the small pleasures of their difficult life, while their parents suffer the daily indignities heaped upon them.
Cast
Kanu Bannerjee
Harihar Ray
Karuna Banerjee
Sarbojaya Ray
Chunibala Devi
Indir Thakrun
Uma Das Gupta
Durga Ray
Subir Banerjee
Apurba "Apu" Kumar Ray
Runki Banerjee
Little Durga Ray
Reba Devi
Seja Thakrun
Aparna Devi
Nilmoni's Wife
Tulsi Chakraborty
Prasanna, School Teacher
Binoy Mukherjee
Baidyanath Majumdar
Haren Banerjee
Chinibas, Sweet-seller
Nibhanani Devi
Dasi Thakurun
Roma Ganguli
Roma
Haridhan Nag
Unknown
Rampada Das
Unknown
Harimohan Nag
Doctor
Kshirod Roy
Priest
Suren Roy
Unknown
Manju
Unknown
Shyamal
Unknown
Papia
Unknown
Putul Rani
Unknown
Aparna
Unknown
Crew
Satyajit Ray
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Novel
Dulal Dutta
Editor
Subrata Mitra
Director of Photography
Ashish Barman
Assistant Director
Santi Chatterjee
Assistant Director
Subir Hajra
Assistant Director
Bansi Chandragupta
Producer, Production Design, Art Direction
Bhupen Ghosh
Sound
Ravi Shankar
Original Music Composer
Anil Choudhury
Production Manager
