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The Mahabharata

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6.9/10 • 17

1990-01-242h 53m

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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.

Directors
Peter Brook
Writters
Peter Brook, Jean-Claude Carrière, Marie-Hélène Estienne
Editors
Nicolas Gaster

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  1. Erika Alexander

    Erika Alexander

    Madri / Hidimbi

  2. Lou Bihler

    Lou Bihler

    Young Karna

  3. Urs Bihler

    Urs Bihler

    Dushassana

  4. Ryszard Cieślak

    Ryszard Cieślak

    Dhritharashtra

  5. Georges Corraface

    Georges Corraface

    Duryodhana

  6. Jean-Paul Denizon

    Jean-Paul Denizon

    Nakula

  7. Mamadou Dioumé

    Mamadou Dioumé

    Bhima

  8. Miriam Goldschmidt

    Miriam Goldschmidt

    Kunti

  9. Hapsari Hardjito

    Hapsari Hardjito

    Abhimanyu's wife

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
mythologyhinduismdysfunctional familyindiabattlearjuna