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The Philosopher's Stone

The Philosopher's Stone

The Philosopher's Stone.

19586.71h 51m

Overview

An underpaid middle-aged clerk finds a stone that changes iron to gold on touch. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2007.

Directed by Satyajit Ray
Written by Rajshekhar 'Parashuram' Basu, Satyajit Ray
Produced by Promod Lahiri
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Top Cast

Tulsi Chakraborty

Tulsi Chakraborty

Paresh Chandra Dutta

Kali Bannerjee

Kali Bannerjee

Priyotosh Henry Biswas

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Ranibala

Giribala Dutta

Gangapada Basu

Gangapada Basu

Kachalu

Haridhan Mukhopadhyay

Haridhan Mukhopadhyay

Police Inspector

Jahar Roy

Jahar Roy

Bhajahari

Bireswar Sen

Bireswar Sen

Police Officer

Mani Srimani

Mani Srimani

Dr. Nandi

Santosh Dutta

Santosh Dutta

Atanu / The Announcer (uncredited)

Chhabi Biswas

Chhabi Biswas

Guest at Cocktail Party

Themes & Keywords

greedalchemy

About The Philosopher's Stone

The Philosopher's Stone is a comedy, fantasy film released in 1958 exploring themes of greed, alchemy. Directed by Satyajit Ray, it stars Tulsi Chakraborty, Kali Bannerjee, Ranibala. An underpaid middle-aged clerk finds a stone that changes iron to gold on touch. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2007.

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