Calcutta

Duration: 115 mi

Year Published: 1960

Creator: Images Film Archive

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: An examination of culture and social conditions in Calcutta, an Indian city with over eight million inhabitants. Shows the slums, the suburbs, the leper colonies, the cremation of a dead woman, student revolts and religious ceremonies., Documents the daily living conditions of the over 8-million inhabitants of Calcutta, India, and illustrates the continuing influence religion holds for them. Shows slums, suburbs, leper colonies, cremation, student revolts, and religious ceremonies. Presents the different types of people living in Calcutta and focuses upon the difficult time refugees and immigrants have finding work, food, and housing.

Complete Record: An examination of culture and social conditions in Calcutta, an Indian city with over eight million inhabitants. Shows the slums, the suburbs, the leper colonies, the cremation of a dead woman, student revolts and religious ceremonies. , Documents the daily living conditions of the over 8-million inhabitants of Calcutta, India, and illustrates the continuing influence religion holds for them. Shows slums, suburbs, leper colonies, cremation, student revolts, and religious ceremonies. Presents the different types of people living in Calcutta and focuses upon the difficult time refugees and immigrants have finding work, food, and housing.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.