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Distant Thunder

World and International Narrative Cinema

Distant Thunder is a 1973 Bengali-language film directed by Satyajit Ray, adapting a novel by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay and marking one of Ray's first works filmed in colour. Set in a Bengali village during the Second World War, it follows a young Brahmin educator and his wife as the Bengal famine of 1943 gradually breaks down the village's traditional social norms under the pressure of hunger and starvation. Starring Soumitra Chatterjee and Bobita, it won the Golden Bear at the 1973 Berlin International Film Festival. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Bengali 1
Award
National Film Award for Best Bengali Feature Film 1
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1. Distant Thunder (1973 film) (Wikipedia)
  • Distant Thunder, Description, original language
    Distant Thunder is a 1973 Bengali-language film directed by Satyajit Ray, adapting a novel by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay and marking one of Ray's first works filmed in colour.
  • Wikipedia category, checked 2026-09-27
    Category:Best Bengali Feature Film National Film Award winners
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