The Man with the Axe (1979)

7.2/10 100 min Drama

Overview

After being accused wrongly of theft, a slightly addled servant runs away to the city, carrying as his only real possession an axe, which he claims to have killed a tiger with. He takes up life among India's throngs of city-dwelling homeless, and for a little while almost has a decent time of it. He has a girlfriend, and one good friend, and gets by through begging and doing odd jobs.

Cast

Arun Mukherjee

Parashuram

Sreela Majumdar

Alhadi

Ashok Mukherjee

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