The Mahabharata
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
173 min
Release Date
1990-01-24
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
17
Vote Average
6.9
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Bruce Myers
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Miriam Goldschmidt
Kunti
Robert Langdon Lloyd
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Andrzej Seweryn
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Yoshi Oida
Drona
Tuncel Kurtiz
Shakuni
Georges Corraface
Duryodhana
Sotigui Kouyaté
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Antonin Stahly-Vishwanadan
Boy
Bruce Myers
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Mamadou Dioumé
Bhima
Jean-Paul Denizon
Nakula
Mahmoud Tabrizi-Zadeh
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Mallika Sarabhai
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Ryszard Cieślak
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Hélène Patarot
Gandhari
Myriam Tadesse
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Urs Bihler
Dushasana
Jeffery Kissoon
Karna
Maurice Bénichou
Kitchaka
Sotigui Kouyaté
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Ciarán Hinds
Ashwatthaman
Erika Alexander
Madri / Hidimbi
Bakary Sangaré
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Tapa Sudana
Pandu / Shiva / Salya
Akram Khan
Ekalavya
Nolan Hemmings
Abhimanyu
Julie Romanus
Princess
Ken Higelin
Deathless boy
Corinne Jaber
Amba / Sikhandin
Velu Vishwanadhan
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