# The Elephant God (1979)

> Feluda’s Benares holiday becomes a lively and perilous investigation when a sacred Ganesh idol disappears amid murder, intimidation, and rival suspects.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/100270

## Facts

- Runtime: 120 min
- Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Satyajit Ray
- Cast: Soumitra Chatterjee, Siddhartha Chatterjee, Santosh Dutta, Utpal Dutt, Parinita Banerjee, Satya Banerjee, Jit Bose, Bimal Chatterjee
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077775/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: witty, adventurous, suspenseful, family movie night, classic cinema evening

## Synopsis

A detective's holiday turns into a thrilling investigation of a stolen deity in a holy city.

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