The Expedition
The Expedition

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- 79/100 based on 1,300 votes
  • Released: 1962
  • Runtime: 146 mins
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  • Studio: B.N. Roy Productions
  • Genres: Drama

When a corrupt cop takes away Narsingh's taxi license after an illegal car race, Narsingh finds himself reduced to poverty living in the outskirts of Kolkata. A practicing Sihk, he finds himself having to accept work from a dubious business man, Sukhanram, who employs Narsingh in dope smuggling. Given his reduced circumstances, Narsingh finds welcome assistance from a fellow villager, Josef, and his Christian schoolteacher sister, Neeli. Narsingh finds himself attracted to Ne... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Expedition:

Soumitra Chatterjee
Waheeda Rehman
Rabi Ghosh
Ruma Guha Thakurta
Charuprakash Ghosh
Bireswar Sen

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When a corrupt cop takes away Narsingh's taxi license after an illegal car race, Narsingh finds himself reduced to poverty living in the outskirts of Kolkata. A practicing Sihk, he finds himself having to accept work from a dubious business man, Sukhanram, who employs Narsingh in dope smuggling. Given his reduced circumstances, Narsingh finds welcome assistance from a fellow villager, Josef, and his Christian schoolteacher sister, Neeli. Narsingh finds himself attracted to Neeli's altruism, but mistakes it for true love - when Neeli's love is for an untouchable cripple. Meanwhile, Sukhamran's prostitute, Gulabi, sees Narsingh's attempts to right the wrongs around him, and she sees through Sukhanram's duplicity when Sukhanram tries to convince Narsingh to sell his beloved taxi in exchange for a share of the profits in his next enterprise. With difficulty and the assistance of Narsingh's taxi partner Rama, Gulabi convinces Narsingh to break off the deal, but then Sukhanram takes his revenge by kidnapping Gulabi to force Narsingh's hand.

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 9/10 by Dennis SchwartzWeaves a trite commercial film action story but is rescued from its ordinariness by the director's usual humanistic touches.
Time Out - 6/10 by Trevor JohnstonNot major Ray, but effective and accessible enough to register his greatest success at the Bengali box office.
User Review - 10/10 by Dyuti BOne of the finest films of Ray. If you like his other films like Apur Sansar, Pather Panchali, The Coward, The Middleman, and Charulata, then you should not miss this one. It is a story of a taxi driver in Bengal who holds dear his Rajput ancestry as a descendant of traditional warriors, and faces moral dilemmas that the warrior-rebel must face.
User Review - 8/10 by James-Masaki RRay's most successful film is one of his longest films, although he wasn't involved in the making and writing process. it still has his signatures, especially the absolutely amazing opening shot with the mirrors. A taxi driver loses his job and decides to go back to his hometown with his mechanic to try and start over again. When they encounter a rich merchant on the road whose car broke down, they decide to become business partners with his taxi, and promising a very rich sum that is hard to refuse. Although the merchant deals also in drugs and prostitution, the moral ambiguity challenges the driver thoughts, whether to stay and be successful, or to break free.
User Review - 8/10 by Martin TAn excellent Ray film, blending the primary theme of caste ingeniously with religion and an examination of how under it all, everyone's just the same. It is culturally specific, so if you don't really understand post-colonial Indian culture, you will be confused and a bit lost. You also have to put everything into its cultural perspective which is hard if you aren't well-versed in Indian customs and tradition. I do think that everyone should watch at least 1 Satyajit Ray movie in their lifetime... but this may not be it for everyone. I, however, greatly enjoyed it. A-
User Review - 8/10 by Khan MReally loved the theme of crime and punishment in this film. The assimilation of the "Mama Bhagne Pahar" was excellent in this regard.
User Review - 6/10 by Arash BMy first Satyajit Ray film about a taxi driver & the obstacles he faces and in the end the dignity & breaking free thing , Not a bad movie but nothing special, three stars generously
User Review - 6/10 by Cecilie BInteresting story about a taxi driver who goes to work for a criminal business man after losing his job due to a stupid car race. When I got interested in this film some time ago - the English title is "The Expedition" - I had pictured someting totally different than a film about a taxi driver... ;-) But never the less, it's a good film. My first but definitely not last encounter with Satyajit Ray.
User Review - 6/10 by Robin MMy first Satyajit Ray film about a taxi driver & the obstacles he faces and in the end the dignity & breaking free thing , Not a bad movie but nothing special, three stars generously

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