

The Middleman
1976-02-20 · 131 min · ★ 7.2
A bright and idealistic young graduate steels himself for a dog-eat-dog world, only to flounder in a job market packed with thousands of other hopefuls. When he eventually decides to start his own business as a middle-man, he discovers that the world of business does not live up to his lofty ideals.
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- Directors
- Satyajit Ray
- Production companies
- Indus Films
- Countries
- India
- Status
- Released
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Pradip MukherjeeSomnath Banerjee
Satya BanerjeeSomnath's Father
Dipankar DeyBhombol Banerjee
Lily ChakravartyKamala Banerjee
Aparna SenSomnath's ex-girlfriend
Utpal DuttBishwanath 'Bishu' Bose
Arati BhattacharyaMolina Ganguli
Kalyan ChatterjeeSomnath's friend
Santosh DuttaHiralal Shah
Rabi GhoshNatabar Mittir
PadmadeviMrs. BiswasTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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