The Mahabharata

Peter Brook
1990-01-24


6.944
173 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Erika Alexander Madri / Hidimbi Unowned
Lou Bihler Young Karna Unowned
Urs Bihler Dushassana Unowned
Ryszard Cieślak Dhritharashtra Unowned
Georges Corraface Duryodhana Unowned
Jean-Paul Denizon Nakula Unowned
Mamadou Dioumé Bhima Unowned
Miriam Goldschmidt Kunti Unowned
Hapsari Hardjito Abhimanyu's wife Unowned
Ken Higelin Deathless boy Unowned
Corinne Jaber Amba / Sikhandin Unowned
Jeffery Kissoon Karna Unowned
Sotigui Kouyaté Bhishma Unowned
Joseph Kurian Dhristadyumna Unowned
Tuncel Kurtiz Shakuni Unowned
Robert Langdon Lloyd Vyasa Unowned
Clément Masdongar Gazelle Unowned
Leela Mayor Satyavati Unowned
Vittorio Mezzogiorno Arjuna Unowned
Bruce Myers Ganesha / Krishna Unowned
Yoshi Oida Drona Unowned
Hélène Patarot Gandhari Unowned
Bakary Sangaré The Sun / Rakshasa / Ghatotkatcha Unowned
Mallika Sarabhai Draupadi Unowned
Andrzej Seweryn Yudhishthira Unowned
Antonin Stahly-Vishwanadan The Boy Unowned
Tapa Sudana Pandu / Shiva / Salya Unowned
Mahmoud Tabrizi-Zadeh Sahadeva Unowned
Myriam Tadesse Gandhari's servant Unowned
Velu Vishwanadhan The Hermit Unowned