The Expedition
1962 · 146 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama
Narsingh, a North Indian taxi driver, attempts to reinvent his life by visiting his native place, but instead gets embroiled in a local Marwari businessman's smuggling and human trafficking business.
Directed by Satyajit Ray · Written by Satyajit Ray
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Soumitra Chatterjee Narsingh -
Waheeda Rehman Gulabi -
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Ruma Guha Thakurta Neeli -
Charuprakash Ghosh Sukhanram -
Bireswar Sen -
Gyanesh Mukhopadhyay Josef -
Shekhar Chattopadhyay Rameshwar -
Reba Devi Josefs' Mother - A Arun Roy Naskar
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