- HD 1080
- Runtime: 70m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: bn
- Country: India
- Director: Satyajit Ray
- Stars: Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, Haradhan Bandopadhyay, Santi Chatterjee, Satish Haldar
- keywords: calcutta, former lovers, preserved film
- Production_studio: R.D. Bansal & Co.
- providers: Criterion Channel
- The The Coward is featured in the top rankings of 1965
- #9 in Top Romance Movies of 1965
- #32 in Top Drama Movies of 1965
Amitabha Roy is a Calcutta-based scriptwriter, driving around in the country to collect material for a film. His vehicle breaks down in a small town. A tea planter, Bimal Gupta, offers hospitality for the night. Amitabha is forced to accept the offer as he has no alternative. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2005.