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The Big City

1963·2h 2m·Not Rated
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 8.3/10
5,649 votes

Life at home changes when a house-wife from a middle-class, conservative family in Calcutta gets a job as a saleswoman.

The Big City is a 1963 drama movie directed by Satyajit Ray, starring Anil Chatterjee, Madhavi Mukherjee, Jaya Bachchan. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.3/10 from 5,649 votes and runs 2h 2m.

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Director
Satyajit Ray
Stars
Anil Chatterjee
Madhavi Mukherjee
Jaya Bachchan
Haren Chatterjee
Details
1963-09-27
122 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ India
★ Bengali, English
Keywords
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