Great Performances (1990)
Movie Info
Director Peter Brook collaborates with writer Jean-Claude Carriére for this screen adaptation of the epic, 100,000-stanza Sanskrit poem tracing mankind's quest for universal truth as explored through the ongoing conflict between two warring families - the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Originally a nine-hour stage production, the lengthy play was pared down to just over five hours for the screen.
Cast
Robert Langton-Lloyd
as Vyasa
as Vyasa
Antonin Stahly-Vishwanadan
as Boy
as Boy
Bruce Myers
as Ganesha/Krishna
as Ganesha/Krishna
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
as Arjuna
as Arjuna
Andrzej Seweryn
as Yudhishthira
as Yudhishthira
Georges Corraface
as Duryodhana
as Duryodhana
Jean-Paul Denizon
as Nakula
as Nakula
Mahmoud Tabrizi-Zadeh
as Sahadeva
as Sahadeva
Mallika Sarabhai
as Draupadi
as Draupadi
Miriam Goldschmidt
as Kunti
as Kunti
Ryszard Cieslak
as Dhritharashtra
as Dhritharashtra
Helene Patarot
as Gandhari
as Gandhari
Urs Bihler
as Dushassana
as Dushassana
Jeffrey Kissoon
as Karna
as Karna
Yoshi Oida
as Drona
as Drona
Sotigui Kouyaté
as Parashurama
as Parashurama
Tuncel Kurtiz
as Shakuni
as Shakuni
Tapa Sudana
as Pandu/Shiva/Salva
as Pandu/Shiva/Salva
Erica-Madri Alexander
as Hidimbi
as Hidimbi
Nolan Himmings
as Abhimanyu
as Abhimanyu
Mamadou Dioume
as Bhima
as Bhima
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All Critics (4) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (1) | DVD (1)
One of the great stories of world literature--fifteen times the length of the BIBLE--comes to the screen in a supremely boiled-down CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED format.
September 18, 2004 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…
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