Review of Pather Panchali (1955) by Ian T — 07 Oct 2008

I'm definitely going to complete this trilogy. Good film.

This review of Pather Panchali (1955) was written by Ian T on 07 Oct 2008.

Pather Panchali has generally received very positive reviews.

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