Calcutta

Calcutta

1969•1h 39m•6.5/10

Documentary

Ratings

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6.5/10(13)

When he was cutting "Phantom India," Louis Malle found that the footage shot in Calcutta was so diverse, intense, and unforgettable that it deserved its own film. The result, released theatrically, is at times shocking—a chaotic portrait of a city engulfed in social and political turmoil.

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Production

Nouvelles Éditions de Films

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Louis Malle

Louis Malle

Narrator (voice)

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