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The World of Apu

The World of Apu (1960) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
81

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Here are a few more things worth knowing about the Satyajit Ray Productions drama flick. The World of Apu starring Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Alok Chakravarty, Swapan Mukherjee has a PG-13 rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min. The release date of the movie is October 3rd, 1960. The movie received a user score of 81/100 on TMDb, which was generated using reviews from 264 verified users.

Wondering what this story is all about? Here's the plot: "Apu, now a jobless ex-student dreaming vaguely of a future as a writer, is invited to join an old college friend on a trip up-country to a village wedding."

'The World of Apu' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on October 3rd, 1960

Apu Movies

The Apu collection is a trilogy consisting of three Bengali films directed by Satyajit Ray: Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road), Aparajito (The Unvanquished) and Apur Sansar (The World of Apu). The films — completed 1955-1959 — were based on two Bengali novels written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay: Pather Panchali (1929) and Aparajito (1932). They are frequently listed among the greatest films of all time and are often cited as the greatest films in the history of Indian cinema. The original music for the films was composed by Ravi Shankar.