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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.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Art House & International, Classics, Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Directed By:

Peter Brook
Written By:

Peter Brook, Marie-Helene Estienne
In Theaters:

Feb 15, 1990 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Nov 26, 2002
Runtime:

318 minutes
Studio:

Thirteen/WNET New York

Cast

Robert Langton-Lloyd
as Vyasa

Antonin Stahly-Vishwanadan
as Boy

Bruce Myers
as Ganesha/Krishna

Vittorio Mezzogiorno
as Arjuna

Andrzej Seweryn
as Yudhishthira

Georges Corraface
as Duryodhana

Jean-Paul Denizon
as Nakula

Mahmoud Tabrizi-Zadeh
as Sahadeva

Mallika Sarabhai
as Draupadi

Miriam Goldschmidt
as Kunti

Ryszard Cieslak
as Dhritharashtra

Helene Patarot
as Gandhari

Urs Bihler
as Dushassana

Jeffrey Kissoon
as Karna

Yoshi Oida
as Drona

Sotigui Kouyaté
as Parashurama

Tuncel Kurtiz
as Shakuni

Tapa Sudana
as Pandu/Shiva/Salva

Bakary Sangaré

Corrine Jaber

Clement Masdongar

Ken Higelin

Joseph Kurian

Myriam Tadesse

Hapsarif Hardjito

Erica-Madri Alexander
as Hidimbi

Nolan Himmings
as Abhimanyu

Mamadou Dioume
as Bhima

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Critic Reviews for Great Performances

All Critics (4) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (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.

Sep 18, 2004 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…

Mark R. Leeper
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