The Mahabharata (1990)
5h 18m
Running Time
January 24, 1990Release Date
The Mahabharata (1990)
5h 18m
Running Time
January 24, 1990Release Date
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.
Erika Alexander
Hidimbi / Madri
Miriam Goldschmidt
Kunti
Mamadou Dioumé
Bhima
Georges Corraface
Duryodhana
Robert Langdon Lloyd
Vyasa
Andrzej Seweryn
Yudhishthira
Maurice Bénichou
Kitchaka
Yoshi Oida
Drona
Urs Bihler
Dushassana
Tuncel Kurtiz
Shakuni
Jean-Paul Denizon
Nakula
Sotigui Kouyaté
Bhisma
Jean-Claude Carrière
Writer
Bruce Myers
Krishna / Ganesha
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Arjuna
William Lubtchansky
Director of Photography
Peter Brook
Director / Writer
Marie Hélène Estienne
Writer
Michèle Hollander
Editor
Nicholas Gaster
Editor
Michel Propper
Producer
Micheline Rozan
Co-Producer
Edward Myerson
Co-Producer
Rachel Tabori
Co-Producer
William Wilkinson
Co-Producer
Toshi Tsuchitori
Music
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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.