
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.
You can stream Calcutta on Criterion Channel.
Calcutta was directed by Louis Malle.
Calcutta runs for 1h 39min, and was released in 1969.
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