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The Middleman (1976)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 11M

Director : Satyajit Ray
Writer : Satyajit Ray

Synopsis

A bright and idealistic young graduate steels himself for a dog-eat-dog world, only to flounder in a job market packed with thousands of other hopefuls. When he eventually decides to start his own business as a middle-man, he discovers that the world of business does not live up to his lofty ideals.

Actors

Pradip Mukherjee
Pradip Mukherjee
Somnath
Lily Chakravarty
Lily Chakravarty
Kamala
Dipankar Dey
Dipankar Dey
Bhombol
Utpal Dutt
Utpal Dutt
Bishuda
Satya Banerjee
Satya Banerjee
Somnath's Father
Arati Bhattacharya
Arati Bhattacharya
Mrs. Ganguli
Gautam Chakraborty
Gautam Chakraborty
Sukumar
Bimala Chatterjee
Bimala Chatterjee
Adok
Kalyan Chatterjee
Kalyan Chatterjee
Somnath's friend
Santosh Dutta
Santosh Dutta
Hiralal
Bimal Deb
Bimal Deb
Jagabandhu
Alokendu Dey
Alokendu Dey
Fatikchand
Soven Lahiri
Soven Lahiri
Goenka
Rabi Ghosh
Rabi Ghosh
Natabar Mittir
Padmadevi
Padmadevi
Mrs. Biswas
Aparna Sen
Aparna Sen
Somnath's ex-girlfriend
Kalyan Sen
Kalyan Sen
Mr. Bakshi

Crews

Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Director
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Screenplay
Mani Shankar Mukherjee
Mani Shankar Mukherjee
Novel
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Original Music Composer
Soumendu Roy
Soumendu Roy
Director of Photography
Dulal Dutta
Dulal Dutta
Editor

Posters and backgrounds

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