The Mahabharata

The Mahabharata (1990)

DramaWar

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.

Director: Peter Brook

Release Date: 1990-01-24
Status: Released
Run time: 318 min / 5:18
Production Companies : MP Productions, Channel 4 Television, The Brooklyn Academy of Music
Production Countries: Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America

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Casts

Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Arjuna
Bruce Myers
Ganesha; Krishna
Miriam Goldschmidt
Kunti
Robert Langdon Lloyd
Vyasa
Andrzej Seweryn
Yudhishthira
Yoshi Oida
Drona
Tuncel Kurtiz
Shakuni
Georges Corraface
Duryodhana
Sotigui Kouyaté
Bhishma, Parashurama

Crew

Writing Jean-Claude Carrière Writer
Camera William Lubtchansky Director of Photography
Directing Peter Brook Director
Writing Peter Brook Writer
Writing Marie Hélène Estienne Writer
Editing Michèle Hollander Editor
Editing Nicholas Gaster Editor
Production Michel Propper Producer
Production Micheline Rozan Co-Producer
Production Edward Myerson Co-Producer
Production Rachel Tabori Co-Producer
Production William Wilkinson Co-Producer
Sound Toshi Tsuchitori Music

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