The Golden Thread
7.3
After an old college friend offers him a job at an iron foundry, the upright and honest Ishwar leaves a shanty town on the outskirts of Calcutta where he lives with a group of refugees from East Bengal. With plans to forge a solid living for himself, sister Sita and Abhiram, an orphaned boy he offers a home to, Ishwar is accused of selling out and deserting his people.
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Cast
18 people
Madhabi Mukherjee
Sita
Known for
Charulata
The Big City
Tarun
Abhiram as a boy
Satindra Bhattacharya
Abhiram as an adult
Also in
The Citizen
Ajantrik
Abhi Bhattacharya
Ishwar Chakraborty
Known for
The Cloud-Capped Star
Gita Dey
Koushalya
Known for
The Cloud-Capped Star
Bijon Bhattacharya
Haraprasad
Known for
The Cloud-Capped Star
Indrani Chakrabarty
Little Sita
No other roles listed
Abanish Banerjee
Hari Babu
Also in
A Soft Note on a Sharp Scale
Shyamal Ghoshal
Benimadhab
Known for
Charulata
The Big City
Arun Chowdhury
Gurudev
Known for
The Big City
Pitambar
Rambilas
No other roles listed
Ranen Ray Choudhury
Baul singer
Also in
Reason, Debate and a Story
Ritwik Ghatak Director · Umanath Bhattacharya Writer Radheshyam Jhunjhunwala Story
United States release October 13, 1965 · Produced in India · Original title সুবর্ণরেখা
Production
J.J. Films
Production
India
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Languages
Original title
সুবর্ণরেখা
Original language
Bangla
Spoken on screen
Bangla
Release dates
India · October 1, 1965
Limited theatrical
United States · October 13, 1965
Theatrical
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