The Coward
1965
· Movie
· 70 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Every rating
At the outbreak of the Civil War, a young man from a military family is terrified of battle and flees from his first enlistment, branded a coward. Haunted by shame, he must find the courage to return to the war, not for glory, but to rescue his father who has been captured and imprisoned by the enemy.
Details
- Director
- Satyajit Ray
- Writer
- Satyajit Ray
- Studio
- R.D. Bansal & Co.
- Released
- 7 May 1965
- Country
- India
- Language
- Bengali
- Runtime
- 70 min
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