The Man with the Axe
7.6
After being accused wrongly of theft, a slightly addled servant runs away to the city, carrying as his only real possession an axe, which he claims to have killed a tiger with. He takes up life among India's throngs of city-dwelling homeless, and for a little while almost has a decent time of it. He has a girlfriend, and one good friend, and gets by through begging and doing odd jobs.
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Cast
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Arun Mukherjee
Parashuram
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Bibhas Chakraborty
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This, My Land
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Mrinal Sen
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Cinématon XII
Talking Head
Mohit Chatterjee
B.V. Karanth
Sreela Majumdar
Alhadi
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Kharij
Damul
Suresh Chandra
Jayanta Bhattacharya
Beggar
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The Ruins
In Search of Famine
Ranjit Roy
Sujal Roy Chowdhury
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Dakhal
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Mrinal Sen Director · Mohit Chattopadhyay Screenplay B.V. Karanth Composer
United States release November 1, 1979 · Produced in India · Production Angel Digital Private Limited, Government of West Bengal
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Department of Information and Cultural Affairs India
Production
Angel Digital Private Limited
Production
Government of West Bengal
Production
India
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Original title
পরশুরাম
Original language
Bangla
Spoken on screen
Bangla
Release dates
Germany · February 1, 1979
Premiere · Berlinale
United States · November 1, 1979
Chicago International Film Festival
Hungary
August 4, 1988
India
May 14, 2023 · Digital · Klikk
Russia
August 1, 1979 · Moscow Film Festival
Russia
August 14, 1979 · Premiere · 11th Moscow International Film Festival
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