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Distant Thunder is a 1973 Bengali film by the renowned Indian director Satyajit Ray, based on the novel by the same name by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay.
Unlike most of Ray's earlier films, Distant Thunder was filmed in colour. It stars Soumitra Chatterjee, who headlined numerous Ray films, and the Bangladeshi actress Bobita in her only prominent international role. Today the film features in "The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made". It marked the debut of the theatre star Mrityunjay Sil.
Original Release
08/15/1973
US Release
10/26/1975
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Soumitra Chatterjee | Gangacharan Chakravarti |
| Bobita | Ananga, Gangacharan's wife |
| Sandhya Roy | Chutki |
| Chitra Banerjee | Moti |
| Paritosh Banerjee | |
| Sachin Chakraborty | |
| Govinda Chakravarti | Dinabandhu |
| Shrikumar Dutta | |
| Subal Dutta | |
| Tapan Dutta |
Directors
Writers
Satyajit Ray, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Soumitra Chatterjee | Gangacharan Chakravarti |
| Bobita | Ananga, Gangacharan's wife |
| Sandhya Roy | Chutki |
| Chitra Banerjee | Moti |
| Paritosh Banerjee | |
| Sachin Chakraborty | |
| Govinda Chakravarti | Dinabandhu |
| Shrikumar Dutta | |
| Subal Dutta | |
| Tapan Dutta | |
| Anil Ganguly | Nibaran |
| Noni Ganguly | 'Scarface' Jadu |
| Debatosh Ghosh | Adhar |
| Gobardhan Ghosh | |
| Dalim Guha | |
| Manojit Lahiri | |
| Rajkumar Lahiri | |
| Santosh Kumar Mitra | (as Santosh Mitra) |
| Monu Mukherjee | |
| Ramesh Mukherjee | Biswas |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sharbani Bhattacharya | Producer |
