Pather Panchali Pather Panchali Pather Panchali ( "", "Song of the Little Road") is a 1955 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray and produced by the Government of West Bengal. It is based on Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 1929 Bengali novel of the same name and is Ray's directorial debut. It features Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Uma Dasgupta and Chunibala Devi. The first film in the Apu trilogy, "Pather Panchali" depicts the childhood of the protagonist Apu (Subir Banerjee) and his elder sister Durga (Uma Dasgupta) and the harsh village life of their poor family. Production was interrupted
George Duffield (film-maker) George Duffield (film-maker) George Duffield is a British award-winning film producer and wildlife photographer. He is best known for the documentary film "" and is a co-founder of the marine charity, the Blue Marine Foundation. Duffield is the son of Dame Vivien Duffield, the British-Jewish philanthropist, and the financier John Duffield. He graduated from Harvard University. He is married to actress Natasha Wightman. Duffield co-founded Arcane Films with Meg Thomson. Among the company's most successful films was the documentary "The End of the Line" which changed the attitudes of individuals and companies such as Pret a Manger and Marks &