The Mahabharata (1990)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1990-01-24
Runtime: 173 minutes
Director: Peter Brook
Top Cast
- Erika Alexander as Madri / Hidimbi
- Lou Bihler as Young Karna
- Urs Bihler as Dushassana
- Ryszard Cieślak as Dhritharashtra
- Georges Corraface as Duryodhana
- Jean-Paul Denizon as Nakula
- Mamadou Dioumé as Bhima
- Miriam Goldschmidt as Kunti
- Hapsari Hardjito as Abhimanyu's wife
- Ken Higelin as Deathless boy
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