The Ominous House
1979, Bengali. Directed by Sheikh Niamat Ali & Masihuddin Shaker.
A poor family returns to their village from Dhaka after The Great Bengal Femine 1943. This movie centers on their struggling life during the World War II period.
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Bengali
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Sheikh Niamat AliDirector
- Masihuddin ShakerDirector
- Dolly AnwarJaigun
- Rawshan ZamilShafi's Mother
- Sitara BegumLalu's Mother
- SufiaAnjuman
- A.T.M. ShamsuzzamanJobed Fakir
- Keramat MawlaKarim Baksh
- Zahirul HaqueGodu Prodhan
- Ariful HaqueKhalil
- Syed Hasan ImamImam
- Fakrul Hasan BairagiLedu
- Nazmul Huda BachchuDr. Ramesh
- Naresh BhuiyanSadek
Details
- Released
- 1 November 1979
- Original title
- সূর্য দীঘল বাড়ি
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Written by
- Masihuddin Shaker, Sheikh Niamat Ali
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How long is The Ominous House?
The Ominous House runs 131 minutes (2h 11m).
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Which OTT platform is The Ominous House on?
The Ominous House isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 November 1979. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Ominous House?
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Who directed The Ominous House?
The Ominous House (1979) was directed by Sheikh Niamat Ali and Masihuddin Shaker and stars Dolly Anwar, Rawshan Zamil, Sitara Begum.