Runaway
1958, Bengali. Directed by Ritwik Ghatak.
Kanchan, all of eight years old, is always up to pranks and mischief in his village home. He finds his father a cruel demon who keeps his mother oppressed and imprisoned. In his dreams, the big city is El Dorado, until he reaches there.
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Bengali
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Cast & crew
- Ritwik GhatakDirector
- Param Bhattaraka LahiriKanchan
- Kali BannerjeeHaridas
- PadmadeviMother
- Keshto MukherjeeIshu Bhelkiwala
- Satindra BhattacharyaMini's father
- Niti PanditMini's mother
- Gyanesh MukhopadhyayFather
- Nripati ChatterjeeFeriwala
- Jahar RoyNon-Bengali man
- Shriman DeepakChandan
- Bechu SinghaCast
- Noni GangulyCast
Details
- Released
- 24 June 1958
- Original title
- বাড়ী থেকে পালিয়ে
- Country
- India
- Written by
- Ritwik Ghatak
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Runaway runs 124 minutes (2h 4m).
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Who directed Runaway?
Runaway (1958) was directed by Ritwik Ghatak and stars Param Bhattaraka Lahiri, Kali Bannerjee, Padmadevi.