

The Mahabharata
Visit website6.9/10 • 17
1990-01-24 • 2h 53m
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

The Mahabharata
Visit website1990-01-24 • 2h 53m
6.9/10 • 17
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
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsErika Alexander
Madri / Hidimbi
Lou Bihler
Young Karna
Urs Bihler
Dushassana
Ryszard Cieślak
Dhritharashtra
Georges Corraface
Duryodhana
Jean-Paul Denizon
Nakula
Mamadou Dioumé
Bhima
Miriam Goldschmidt
Kunti
Hapsari Hardjito
Abhimanyu's wife
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- Keywords
- mythologyhinduismdysfunctional familyindiabattlearjuna