The Big City

Name: The Big City
Genre: Drama
Released: 1963
Rating: 80.5
Cast: Madhabi Mukherjee, Anil Chatterjee, Haren Chatterjee, Haradhan Bandopadhyay, Vicky Redwood

1963·Movie

2h 16min

Ratings

80/100

My ScoreNot Rated

8.3

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About

After her husband loses his job, a housewife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a salesperson.

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Genres
Mood: DarkHopefulBleakGritty
Themes: SurvivalFamily BondsQuest For TruthSocial InequalityOvercoming Adversity
Plot: Pursuit Of JusticeUrban PovertyLove And FriendshipComing-Of-AgeFamily StrugglesStranded In Harsh EnvironmentRediscovering Family Roots
Pacing: LeisurelyBuilding Suspense
Narrative: FlashbacksReal-Time Narrative
Dialog: Colloquial Language
Character Types: EverymanMentorSidekick
Time: 1960s
Place: Urban CityscapeRural Countryside
Cinematic Style: Documentary StyleBlack And White Cinematography
Costume and Set: Rustic SettingsPeriod-Accurate Costumes

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

Crew

Directed by:

Satyajit Ray, Subrata Mitra

Produced by:

R.D. Bansal

Composed by:

Satyajit Ray

Cast

Madhabi Mukherjee

Arati Mazumdar

Anil Chatterjee

Subrata Mazumdar

Haren Chatterjee

Priyogopal Mazumdar

Haradhan Bandopadhyay

Himangshu Mukherjee

Vicky Redwood

Edith Simmons

Jaya Bachchan

Bani Mazumdar

Sefalika Devi

Sarojini Mazumdar

Prasenjit Sarkar

Pintu Mazumdar

Shyamal Ghoshal

Anupam

Gitali Roy

Anupam's Wife

Tapan Chatterjee

Subrata's Colleague

Shailen Mukherjee

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