Want to behold the glory that is 'Pather Panchali' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Satyajit Ray-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.
Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Pather Panchali' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'Pather Panchali' right now, here are some finer points about the Government of West Bengal drama flick.
Released September 28th, 1955, 'Pather Panchali' stars Kanu Bannerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Chunibala Devi, Uma Das Gupta The movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 5 min, and received a user score of 79 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 434 knowledgeable users.
Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "A depiction of the life of an impoverished early twentieth century rural Bengali family."
'Pather Panchali' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Max Amazon Channel, Fandango At Home, Plex Channel, Apple TV, Hoichoi, Max, Plex, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Kanopy, Tubi TV, Criterion Channel, and YouTube .
'Pather Panchali' Release Dates
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The Apu Trilogy
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.
