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The Philosopher's Stone

Satyajit Ray

1958 • 1h 51m

A middle-aged bank clerk happens on a stone with alchemical properties, allowing him to turn steel into gold.

The Philosopher's Stone

Cast

Tulsi Chakraborty

Tulsi ChakrabortyParesh Chandra Dutta

Kali Bannerjee

Kali BannerjeePriyotosh Henry Biswas

RanibalaGiribala Dutta

Gangapada Basu

Gangapada BasuKachalu

Haridhan Mukhopadhyay

Haridhan MukhopadhyayPolice Inspector

Jahar Roy

Jahar RoyBhajahari

Bireswar Sen

Bireswar SenPolice Officer

Mani Srimani

Mani SrimaniDr. Nandi

Santosh Dutta

Santosh DuttaAtanu / The Announcer (uncredited)

Chhabi Biswas

Chhabi BiswasGuest at Cocktail Party

Bharati Devi

Bharati DeviGuest at Cocktail Party

Chandrabati Devi

Chandrabati DeviGuest at Cocktail Party

Jahar Ganguly

Jahar GangulyGuest at Cocktail Party

Subodh GanguliGuest at Cocktail Party

Tulsi Lahiri

Tulsi LahiriGuest at Cocktail Party

Crew

Satyajit Ray

Satyajit RayDirector

Nityananda Datta

Nityananda DattaAssistant Director

Dulal Dutta

Dulal DuttaEditor

Ravi Shankar

Ravi ShankarOriginal Music Composer

Subrata Mitra

Subrata MitraDirector of Photography

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