The World of Apu
Original title: Apur Sansar · Turkish title: Apu'nun Dünyası
1959 · 1 h 45 min
Directed by 
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit RayCast
Soumitra Chatterjee 
Sharmila Tagore
Credits
Written by: 
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Plot
A struggling young writer in Calcutta unexpectedly marries, and faces grief and responsibility.
Sinekatalog’s take
Satyajit Ray's conclusion to the Apu Trilogy is a deeply humane story of love, loss and fatherhood. Soumitra Chatterjee and Sharmila Tagore are wonderful in a tender, luminous masterpiece of Indian cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.4 / 10 (20,796 votes)
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