Distant Thunder

Story

Synopsis

Gangacharan is the new Brahmin of a village, where he assumes various duties: teaching, organizing religious events, and trying to prevent epidemics. But in that year 1943, war is raging (as reminded by the planes occasionally heard flying over the countryside), and a major famine is under way. As food shortages reach catastrophic proportions, Gangacharan attempts to preserve his privileged situation, while his generous wife, Ananga, conversely tries to help and support the community.

Director

Satyajit Ray

Writers

Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Satyajit Ray

Language

Bengali

Country

India

Release date

16 August 1973

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  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