The Mahabharata

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.

Main Cast

Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Arjuna

Age : 52 | Popularity : 3%

Bruce Myers

Ganesha; Krishna

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Miriam Goldschmidt

Kunti

Age : 70 | Popularity : 3%

Robert Langdon Lloyd

Vyasa

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Andrzej Seweryn

Yudhishthira

Age : 78 | Popularity : 7%

Yoshi Oida

Drona

Age : 90 | Popularity : 5%

Tuncel Kurtiz

Shakuni

Age : 77 | Popularity : 7%

Georges Corraface

Duryodhana

Age : 71 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

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

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