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Explore the best apu collection movies ranked by Movie Rankings users. Our current #1 pick is Pather Panchali. Browse 3 franchise titles in ranked order, with direct links to movie pages and matchup data.

The Apu collection is a trilogy consisting of three Bengali films directed by Satyajit Ray: Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road), Aparajito (The Unvanquished) and Apur Sansar (The World of Apu). The films — completed 1955-1959 — were based on two Bengali novels written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay: Pather Panchali (1929) and Aparajito (1932). They are frequently listed among the greatest films of all time and are often cited as the greatest films in the history of Indian cinema. The original music for the films was composed by Ravi Shankar.

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Pather Panchali (1955)

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Aparajito (1956)

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The World of Apu (1959)

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Pather Panchali is currently the highest-ranked movie in the Apu Collection on Movie Rankings based on aggregate head-to-head results from the community.

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This page currently tracks 3 movies in the Apu Collection.

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