The Mahabharata
The Mahabharata

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One of the great masterpieces of world literature comes to vivid life in an elaborate production from acclaimed theater and film innovator Peter Brook. This collection of ancient Sanskrit stories (composed into the longest book ever written) comprises a series of enlightened fables at the heart of countless beliefs, legends, and teachings; indeed, its very title means "the great story of mankind." Brook and writer Jean-Claude Carriere worked for eight years to develop this epic concerning two sides of a royal family, the Pandavas and the Kauravas, whose struggle leads to a fascinating voyage of emotions, passion and vision of glory. Briefly, the Mahabharata is a tale of two rival sets of brothers, cousins to eachother, each born into royalty and with divinely guided paths in life. The result, however, is a great war, death, destruction - a vast epic.
    Released
    1/24/1990
    Runtime
    5h 18min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    MP Productions, Channel 4 Television, The Brooklyn Academy of Music
Cast
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Arjuna
Bruce Myers
Bruce Myers
Ganesha; Krishna
Miriam Goldschmidt
Miriam Goldschmidt
Kunti
Robert Langdon Lloyd
Robert Langdon Lloyd
Vyasa
Andrzej Seweryn
Andrzej Seweryn
Yudhishthira
Yoshi Oida
Yoshi Oida
Drona
Tuncel Kurtiz
Tuncel Kurtiz
Shakuni
Georges Corraface
Georges Corraface
Duryodhana
Sotigui Kouyaté
Sotigui Kouyaté
Bhishma, Parashurama
Antonin Stahly-Vishwanadan
Boy
Bruce Myers
Bruce Myers
Ganesha/Krishna
Mamadou Dioumé
Mamadou Dioumé
Bhima
Jean-Paul Denizon
Nakula
Mahmoud Tabrizi-Zadeh
Sahadeva
Mallika Sarabhai
Draupadi
Ryszard Cieślak
Dhritarashtra
Hélène Patarot
Hélène Patarot
Gandhari
Myriam Tadesse
Gandhari's servant
Urs Bihler
Dushasana
Jeffery Kissoon
Jeffery Kissoon
Karna
Maurice Bénichou
Maurice Bénichou
Kitchaka
Sotigui Kouyaté
Sotigui Kouyaté
Parashurama / Bhishma
Ciarán Hinds
Ciarán Hinds
Ashwatthaman
Erika Alexander
Erika Alexander
Madri / Hidimbi
Bakary Sangaré
Bakary Sangaré
Kindama / The Sun / Rakshasa / Ghatotkacha
Tapa Sudana
Tapa Sudana
Pandu / Shiva / Salya
Akram Khan
Akram Khan
Ekalavya
Nolan Hemmings
Nolan Hemmings
Abhimanyu
Julie Romanus
Princess
Ken Higelin
Deathless boy
Corinne Jaber
Amba / Sikhandin
Velu Vishwanadhan
The hermit
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