Impoverished priest Harihar Ray, dreaming of a better life for himself and his family, leaves his rural Bengal village in search of work.
পথের পাঁচালী is of 2 hour(s) and 5 minute(s). It is Produced By: Government of West Bengal. It was released on 1955-08-26. It has the tagline: Song of the Little Road It has an average vote of 7.977 on TMDB.
Genres: Drama
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