Apur Sansar

Name: Apur Sansar
Genre: Drama
Released: 1960-10-04
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Soumitra Chatterjee, Sharmila Tagore, Alok Chakravarty, Swapan Mukherjee, Tushar Bandyopadhyay

IMDb ID: tt0052572 · Year: 1960 · Rating: 8.4 (17,487 votes)

Genres: Drama

This final installment in Satyajit Ray's Apu Trilogy follows Apu's life as an orphaned adult aspiring to be a writer.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: The World of Apu
United Kingdom: The World of Apu
United Kingdom: The World of Apu (English, informal English title)
United States: The World of Apu
United States: The World of Apu (English, informal English title)
World-wide: The World of Apu (English)
Canada: Apur Sansar (English)
India: Apur Sansar (English)
India: Apur Sansar (Hindi)
Singapore: Apur Sansar (English)
Argentina: El mundo de Apu
Spain: El mundo de Apu (DVD Title)
Mexico: El mundo de Apu
Uruguay: El mundo de Apu
Denmark: Apus verden
Norway: Apus verden
Brazil: O Mundo de Apu
Portugal: O Mundo de Apu
United States: Apu 3: The World of Apu (English, informal English title)
Spain: Apu Sansar (El mundo de Apu) (Spanish)
Hungary: Apu világa
Turkey: Apu'nun Dünyası (Turkish)
Finland: Apun maailma
Finland: Apus värld (Swedish, Alternative Title)
West Germany: Apus Weg ins Leben - 3.: Apus Welt (German)
Spain: El món d'Apu (Catalan)
Italy: Il mondo di Apu
France: Le monde d'Apu
Poland: Świat Apu
World-wide: The Apu Trilogy Part 3 (English, informal English title)
Greece: Ο κόσμος του Απού
Soviet Union: Мир Апу (Russian)
China: 大树之歌 (Mandarin)
Japan: 大樹のうた (Japanese)
Apu 3: The World of ApuContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date1960-10-04Runtime105 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews67Critic Reviews64Countries / RegionsIndiaLanguagesBengaliKeywordsdisillusionment
existential loneliness
existential poetry
male body
anti heroFilming LocationsIndiaProduction CompaniesSatyajit Ray ProductionsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052572/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0052572.jpgUpdated At2026-08-31T14:22:04

Directors

Satyajit Ray

Writers

Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
Satyajit Ray

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Soumitra Chatterjee | Character: Apurba Roy
Actor: Sharmila Tagore | Character: Aparna
Actor: Alok Chakravarty | Character: Kajal
Actor: Swapan Mukherjee | Character: Pulu
Actor: Tushar Bandyopadhyay | Character: Actor
Actor: Gupi Banerjee | Character: Actor
Actor: Panchanan Bhattacharya | Character: Actor
Actor: Shanti Bhattacherjee | Character: Office Associate
Actor: Jiten Bhons | Character: Actor
Actor: Abhijit Chatterjee | Character: Aparna's Brother
Actor: Jogesh Chatterjee | Character: Actor
Actor: Asha Devi | Character: Actress
Actor: Belarani Devi | Character: Apu's Neighbor
Actor: Sefalika Devi | Character: Shashinarayan's wife
Actor: Biren Ghosh | Character: Actor
Actor: Dhiren Ghosh | Character: Landlord
Actor: Biresh Majumdar | Character: Actor
Actor: Dhiresh Majumdar | Character: Shashinarayan
Actor: Bechu Singha | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Satyajit Ray | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay | Role: Writer
Name: Satyajit Ray | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Aminyanath Mukherji | Role: Producer
Name: Satyajit Ray | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Ravi Shankar | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Subrata Mitra | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Dulal Dutta | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Bansi Chandragupta | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Bansi Chandragupta | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Subodh Das | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Chhedilal Sharma | Role: Set Decorator

[Makeup Department]
Name: Sakti Sen | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Anil Choudhury | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Nityananda Datta | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Shailen Dutta | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Tapeshwar Prasad | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Amiya Sanyal | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Surath Mondal | Role: Art Department
Name: Chhedilal Sharma | Role: Art Department
Name: Ramchandra Shende | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Satyen Chatterjee | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kali Das | Role: Sound Department
Name: Durgadas Mitra | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bishnu Paridha | Role: Sound Department
Name: Robin Sengupta | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Prabhas Bhattacharya | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Purnendu Bose | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Krishna Chakraborty | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Krishna Das | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Anil Pal | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bhabaranjan Roy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nimai Roy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Soumendu Roy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Ashishtaru Mukhopadhyay | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Tapeshwar Prasad | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Satyen Chatterjee | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Bhanu Ghosh | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: R.B. Mehta | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Paulette Rubinstein | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Gopin Bandyopadhyay | Role: Thanks
Name: B.B. Lahiri | Role: Thanks
Name: Ranajit Palchowdhury | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052572/videogallery/

Release Schedule

India: May 1, 1959
United Kingdom: October 24, 1959 (London Film Festival)
United States: November 24, 1959 (San Francisco International Film Festival)
United States: October 4, 1960
Australia: May 27, 1961 (Adelaide Film Festival)
France: November 15, 1963
Denmark: May 19, 1965
Denmark: July 22, 1966 (re-release)
West Germany: June 8, 1968 (TV premiere)
Sweden: September 19, 1969 (TV premiere)
Japan: February 12, 1974
Finland: January 1, 1987 (TV release)
Italy: September 1997 (Venice Film Festival)
France: September 30, 2003 (DVD premiere)
Italy: December 12, 2004 (Florence Indian Film Festival)
Poland: July 26, 2005 (ERA New Horizons Film Festival)
Greece: October 23, 2010 (Panorama of European Cinema)
United States: May 10, 2015 (digitally restored version, New York City, New York)
United States: May 24, 2015 (digitally restored version, Seattle International Film Festival)
Italy: June 28, 2015 (Il Cinema Ritrovato, restored version)
France: December 9, 2015 (re-release, restored version)
China: April 6, 2019 (Beijing International Film Festival)
Germany: September 8, 2022 (Filmmuseum München)
Greece: February 19, 2023 (Greek Film Archive)
Uruguay: July 20, 2026 (Auditorio Nelly Goitiño, Montevideo)

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