The Mahabharata

6.9
19902h 53m

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.

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Erika Alexander

Madri / Hidimbi

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Urs Bihler

Dushassana

Photo of Ryszard Cieślak

Ryszard Cieślak

Dhritharashtra

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Corinne Jaber

Amba / Sikhandin

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Bruce Myers

Ganesha / Krishna

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Bakary Sangaré

The Sun / Rakshasa / Ghatotkatcha

Photo of Andrzej Seweryn

Andrzej Seweryn

Yudhishthira

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Tapa Sudana

Pandu / Shiva / Salya

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