

January 24, 1990
2h 53m
EN
Peter Brook
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.

Erika Alexander
Madri / Hidimbi

Lou Bihler
Young Karna

Urs Bihler
Dushassana


Peter Brook, Jean-Claude Carrière, Marie-Hélène Estienne
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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
MP Productions
FR

Channel 4 Television
GB
The Brooklyn Academy of Music
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Les Productions du 3ème Etage
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