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The Mahabharata
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.
- Original title
- The Mahabharata
- Language
- EN
- Country
- DK,IE,AU,US,GB
- Budget
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- Revenue
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Erika Alexander
Madri / Hidimbi
Urs Bihler
Dushassana
Ryszard Cieślak
Dhritharashtra
Georges Corraface
Duryodhana
Jean-Paul Denizon
Nakula
Mamadou Dioumé
Bhima
Miriam Goldschmidt
Kunti
Corinne Jaber
Amba / Sikhandin
Jeffery Kissoon
Karna
Sotigui Kouyaté
Bhishma
Tuncel Kurtiz
Shakuni
Robert Langdon Lloyd
Vyasa
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Arjuna
Bruce Myers
Ganesha / Krishna
Yoshi Oida
Drona
Hélène Patarot
Gandhari
Bakary Sangaré
The Sun / Rakshasa / Ghatotkatcha
Mallika Sarabhai
Draupadi
Andrzej Seweryn
Yudhishthira
Tapa Sudana
Pandu / Shiva / Salya
William Lubtchansky
Director of Photography
Alain Maratrat
Fight Choreographer
Eric Mauer
Special Sound Effects
Peter Brook
Director
François Gédigier
Assistant Sound Editor
Philippe Eidel
Music Producer
Dominique Dalmasso
Sound
Jean-Claude Carrière
Theatre Play
Jean-Claude Carrière
Writer
Peter Brook
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Sep 28, 1989
New York Film Festival
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Mar 25, 1991
Part 1 - PBS Great Performances
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Part 2
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Part 3
