Movie Description
Baddegama
(1980)Overview
Baddegama or, more correctly, Beddegama is a 1980 award winning Sinhalese language film directed by Lester James Peries that follows the lives of village people in British Colonial Sri Lanka. The film is based on the 1913 book titled as "The Village in the Jungle" by Leonard Woolf. Silindu is a hunter in a small village where he and his family endure a life of hardships. After facing disease and poverty under colonial rule, the final blow comes when Silindu is tried for murder.
Featured Crew
- Director : Lester James Peries
- Writer : Lester James Peries,A.J. Gunawarda
- Cast : Vijaya Kumaratunga,Malini Fonseka,Joe Abeywickrama,Arthur C. Clarke,Henry Jayasena,Tony Ranasinghe,David Dharmakithri,Trelicia Gunawardena,D.R. Nanayakkara,Asoka Peiris,Vincent Vaas,Wijerathna Warakagoda,Nawanandana Wijesinghe,Nadeeka Gunasekara
Cast
Babun
Punchi Menika
Silindu
Leonard Sidney Woolf
Village Headsman
Fernando
Mudalithana
Silindu's Sister
Exorcist
Mr. Perera
Priest
Lawyer
Hinnihamy
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Facts
Original TitleBaddegama
Status Released
Release Information
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1980-01-01
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 02h 10m
Genres
- Drama
