Movie·1990·2h 53m
The Mahabharata
Country
Australia
Language
Hungarian
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The Story
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.
Written By
Jean-Claude Carrière, Marie-Hélène Estienne
Producer
Michel Propper, Michael Kustow
Cinematography
William Lubtchansky
Music
Toshi Tsuchitori
Editor
Nicolas Gaster
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Erika 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
Ken Higelin
Deathless boy
Corinne Jaber
Amba / Sikhandin
Jeffery Kissoon
Karna
Sotigui Kouyaté
Bhishma
Joseph Kurian
Dhristadyumna
Tuncel Kurtiz
Shakuni
Robert Langdon Lloyd
Vyasa
Clément Masdongar
Gazelle
Leela Mayor
Satyavati
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Crew
Peter Brook
Director, Writer
Nicolas Gaster
Editor
Toshi Tsuchitori
Original Music Composer
Jean-Claude Carrière
Writer
Marie-Hélène Estienne
Writer
Michel Propper
Producer
William Lubtchansky
Director of Photography
Kudsi Erguner
Original Music Composer
Djamchid Chemirani
Original Music Composer
Kim Menzer
Original Music Composer
Mahmoud Tabrizi-Zadeh
Original Music Composer
Michael Kustow
Executive Producer
Harvey Lichtenstein
Executive Producer
Michael Birkett
Executive Producer
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