Stay Awake (1956)
Entering an apartment block in search of a drink of water, a naive peasant finds himself mistaken for a thief and is chased by the residents. Whilst evading capture, he inadvertently exposes the venality and dishonesty of the building's middle class occupants.
Director: Sombhu Mitra, Amit Mitra
Genre: Thriller, Comedy
Runtime: 137 min
Release Date: December 12, 1956
Cast
- Raj Kapoor - Peasant
- Nargis - Temple Singer
- Pradeep Kumar - Pradeep
- Motilal - Singing Drunk
- Sumitra Devi - Singing Drunk's Wife
- Pran Sikand - Reporter
- Smriti Biswas - Sati
- Sulochana Chatterjee - Meenu
- Pahadi Sanyal - Shashan
- Daisy Irani - Tenant's Daughter
Screenplay
- Amit Mitra (Screenplay)
- Sombhu Mitra (Screenplay)
- Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (Dialogue)
Music: Salil Chowdhury
Cinematography: Radhu Karmakar
Editing: G.G. Mayekar, Vasant Sule
Production: R.K. Films
Country: India
Language: বাংলা, हिन्दी
Original Language: hi
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Stay Awake about?
- Entering an apartment block in search of a drink of water, a naive peasant finds himself mistaken for a thief and is chased by the residents. Whilst evading capture, he inadvertently exposes the venality and dishonesty of the building's middle class occupants.
- Who directed Stay Awake?
- Stay Awake was directed by Sombhu Mitra, Amit Mitra.
- Who stars in Stay Awake?
- Stay Awake stars Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Pradeep Kumar, Motilal, Sumitra Devi, Pran Sikand.
- How long is Stay Awake?
- Stay Awake has a runtime of 2h 17m (137 minutes).
- What genre is Stay Awake?
- Stay Awake is a Thriller, Comedy film.
- Where was Stay Awake produced?
- Stay Awake was produced in India.