The Philosopher's Stone

Name: The Philosopher's Stone
Director: Satyajit Ray
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Released: 1959-02-18
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Kali Bannerjee, Gangapada Basu, Tulsi Chakraborty, Ranibala

IMDb link: 0052046
IMDb rating: 7.6 (1,404 votes)
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
Director: Satyajit Ray
Cast: Kali Bannerjee, Gangapada Basu, Tulsi Chakraborty, Ranibala and others

Release date: 18 Feb 1959
Release year: 1958
Runtime: 111 minutes
Country: India
Keywords: gold, philosopher's stone, teacher, metal, marbles, husband wife relationship, greed, fantasy sequence, digestion, corruption

Plot:

An underpaid middle-aged clerk finds a 'parash pathar', a stone that changes iron to gold on touch.

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