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Information
- A.k.a.
- The Cloud-Capped Star
- Year
- 1960
- Runtime
- 126 min.
- Director
- Ritwik Ghatak
- Genres
- Drama, Musical
- Rating *
- 8.0
- Votes *
- 1,385
- Checks
- 886
- Favs
- 85
- Dislikes
- 11
- Favs/checks
- 9.6% (1:10)
- Favs/dislikes
- 8:1
Top comments
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Rosenrotta
Actually the last 20-30 minutes make up for the admittedly slow build-up. Melodrama done right. 10 years 1 month ago -
MrE2Me
Let the record show that this is the opening shot of the film:
Incredible stuff here... 2 years 8 months ago -
ucuruju
are saints meant for martyrdom? or do we just force them into it? are they godly or are they chumps? sad and beautiful film! 2 years 8 months ago
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This movie ranks #45 in BIFF's Asian Cinema 100
BIFF's Asian Cinema 100
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This movie ranks #91 in National Film Archive of India's 125 Great Indian Films
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This movie ranks #154 in Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films
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This movie ranks #182 in Time Out's 1000 Films to Change Your Life
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This movie ranks #190 in Sight & Sound's The Greatest Films of All Time
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This movie ranks #242 in Mark Cousins's The Story of Film: An Odyssey
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This movie ranks #262 in Cahiers du Cinéma's Annual Top 10 Lists
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This movie ranks #296 in Tom Vick's Asian Cinema: A Field Guide
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This movie ranks #349 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films
TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest F…
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This movie ranks #354 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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This movie ranks #464 in Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
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This movie ranks #1205 in The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection
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