Comedy ·Fantasy · India · 1958 · 1h 51m

The Philosopher's Stone

পরশ পাথর

Director

Cast

Tulsi Chakraborty as Paresh Chandra Dutta Kali Bannerjee as Priyotosh Henry Biswas Ranibala as Giribala Dutta Gangapada Basu as Kachalu Haridhan Mukhopadhyay as Police Inspector Jahar Roy as Bhajahari

Crew

Subrata Mitra — Director of Photography Dulal Dutta — Editor Satyajit Ray — Original Music Composer Ravi Shankar — Original Music Composer Satyajit Ray — Screenplay Rajshekhar 'Parashuram' Basu — Story

Tagline

The Philosopher's Stone.

Synopsis

An underpaid middle-aged clerk finds a stone that changes iron to gold on touch. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2007.

Mood & Themes

greed alchemy

Key Collaborators

Satyajit Ray Director Subrata Mitra Director of Photography Dulal Dutta Editor Satyajit Ray Original Music Composer Ravi Shankar Original Music Composer Satyajit Ray Screenplay Rajshekhar 'Parashuram' Basu Story Promod Lahiri Producer Bansi Chandragupta Production Design

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