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The Cloud-Capped Star

Original title: Meghe Dhaka Tara
  • 1960
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
3.7K
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The Cloud-Capped Star (1960)
A selfless young woman (Supriya Choudhury) sacrifices her own happiness for her unappreciative family.
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A selfless young woman (Supriya Choudhury) sacrifices her own happiness for her unappreciative family.A selfless young woman (Supriya Choudhury) sacrifices her own happiness for her unappreciative family.A selfless young woman (Supriya Choudhury) sacrifices her own happiness for her unappreciative family.

  • Director
    • Ritwik Ghatak
  • Writers
    • Samiran Dutta
    • Ritwik Ghatak
    • Shaktipada Rajguru
  • Stars
    • Supriya Choudhury
    • Anil Chatterjee
    • Gyanesh Mukherjee
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    3.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ritwik Ghatak
    • Writers
      • Samiran Dutta
      • Ritwik Ghatak
      • Shaktipada Rajguru
    • Stars
      • Supriya Choudhury
      • Anil Chatterjee
      • Gyanesh Mukherjee
    • 35User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast19

    Supriya Choudhury
    Supriya Choudhury
    • Nita
    Anil Chatterjee
    Anil Chatterjee
    • Shankar
    Gyanesh Mukherjee
    Gyanesh Mukherjee
    • Banshi Dutta
    Bijon Bhattacharya
    Bijon Bhattacharya
    • Taran Master
    Gita Dey
    Gita Dey
    • Mother
    Gita Ghatak
    Gita Ghatak
    • Gita
    Dwiju Bhawal
    Dwiju Bhawal
    • Mantu
    Niranjan Ray
    Niranjan Ray
    • Sanat
    Abhi Bhattacharya
    Abhi Bhattacharya
    Satindra Bhattacharya
    Jamini Chakraborty
    Suresh Chatterjee
      Ranen Ray Choudhury
      • Baul singer
      • (as Ranen Chowdhury)
      Arati Das
      Narayan Dhar
      Sanat Dutta
      Mumtaz Ahmed Khan
      Devi Neogy
      • Director
        • Ritwik Ghatak
      • Writers
        • Samiran Dutta
        • Ritwik Ghatak
        • Shaktipada Rajguru
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

      User reviews35

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      Reviewers say 'The Cloud-Capped Star' Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Curabitur pretium tincidunt lacus.

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      Related interests

      Uma Das Gupta in Pather Panchali (1955)
      Bengali
      Orson Welles in Citizen Kane (1941)
      Epic
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      Did you know

      • Trivia
        The Cloud-Capped Star (1960) is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #993.
      • Goofs
        When Nita meets her former lover at the tree near the pond (after about 90 minutes), a microphone is visible in the top left corner.
      • Quotes
        • Taran Master: Didn't Keats have a verse: The poetry of the earth is never dead. These rice fields -- it costs nothing to admire their beauty. So, what if we have no money? These fields are here. Want to know the truth? Living is an art.
      • Connections
        Featured in The Story of Film: An Odyssey: New Directors, New Form (2011)

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      Details

      • Release date
        • April 14, 1960 (India)
      • Country of origin
        • India
      • Official site
        • Watch on hoichoi
      • Languages
        • Bengali
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Hidden Star
      • Production company
        • Chitrakalpa
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      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 2h 6m(126 min)
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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