The Mahabharata (1990)
5h 18m
Running Time
January 24, 1990Release Date
The Mahabharata (1990)
5h 18m
Running Time
January 24, 1990Release Date
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Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Arjuna
Miriam Goldschmidt
Kunti
Robert Langdon Lloyd
Vyasa
Andrzej Seweryn
Yudhishthira
Yoshi Oida
Drona
Tuncel Kurtiz
Shakuni
Georges Corraface
Duryodhana
Antonin Stahly-Vishwanadan
Boy
Bruce Myers
Ganesha; Krishna / Ganesha/Krishna
Mamadou Dioumé
Bhima
Jean-Paul Denizon
Nakula
Mahmoud Tabrizi-Zadeh
Sahadeva
Mallika Sarabhai
Draupadi
Ryszard Cieślak
Dhritarashtra
Hélène Patarot
Gandhari
Myriam Tadesse
Gandhari's servant
Urs Bihler
Dushasana
Jeffery Kissoon
Karna
Maurice Bénichou
Kitchaka
Sotigui Kouyaté
Bhishma, Parashurama / Parashurama / Bhishma
Ciarán Hinds
Ashwatthaman
Erika Alexander
Madri / Hidimbi
Bakary Sangaré
Kindama / The Sun / Rakshasa / Ghatotkacha
Tapa Sudana
Pandu / Shiva / Salya
Akram Khan
Ekalavya
Nolan Hemmings
Abhimanyu
Julie Romanus
Princess
Ken Higelin
Deathless boy
Corinne Jaber
Amba / Sikhandin
Peter Brook
Director / Writer
Velu Vishwanadhan
The hermit
Nicolas Gaster
Editor
Toshi Tsuchitori
Original Music Composer
Michèle Hollander
Editor
Marie Hélène Estienne
Writer
William Wilkinson
Co-Producer
Edward Myerson
Co-Producer
Jean-Claude Carrière
Writer
Micheline Rozan
Co-Producer
Michel Propper
Producer
Rachel Tabori
Co-Producer
William Lubtchansky
Director of Photography
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This Movie Is About.
mythology
hinduism
dysfunctional family
india
battle
arjuna
Wiki.
The Mahabharata is a 1989 film version of the Hindu epic Mahabharata directed by Peter Brook. Brook's original 1985 stage play was 9 hours long, and toured around the world for four years. In 1989, it was reduced to under 6 hours for television (TV mini series). Later it was also reduced to about 3 hours for theatrical and DVD release. The screenplay was the result of eight years' work by Peter Brook, Jean-Claude Carrière and Marie-Hélène Estienne.
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