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 : Jan 24, 1990
Production Company : MP Productions, Channel 4 Television, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Les Productions du 3ème Etage
Production Countries : Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America
Original Language : English, Magyar
Casts : Erika Alexander, Lou Bihler, Urs Bihler, Ryszard Cieślak, Georges Corraface, Jean-Paul Denizon, Mamadou Dioumé, Miriam Goldschmidt, Hapsari Hardjito, Ken Higelin, Corinne Jaber
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Status : Released
Budget : 0
Revenue : 0
