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

Peter Brook
Director / Writer

Corinne Jaber
Amba / Sikhandin

Velu Vishwanadhan
The hermit

Nicolas Gaster
Editor

Toshi Tsuchitori
Original Music Composer

Jean-Claude Carrière
Writer

Marie Hélène Estienne
Writer

Michel Propper
Producer

Edward Myerson
Co-Producer

Micheline Rozan
Co-Producer

Rachel Tabori
Co-Producer

William Wilkinson
Co-Producer
Media.


Details.
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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