The Mahabharata
1990 | 173m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | Peter Brook |
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| Writer: | Peter Brook, Jean-Claude Carrière, Marie-Hélène Estienne |
| Staring: |
| 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 |
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| Director: | Peter Brook |
| Writer: | Peter Brook, Jean-Claude Carrière, Marie-Hélène Estienne |
| Genres: | War, Drama |
| Keywords | mythology, hinduism, dysfunctional family, india, battle, arjuna |
| Production Companies | Channel 4 Television, MP Productions, Les Productions du 3ème Etage, The Brooklyn Academy of Music |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Erika Alexander | Madri / Hidimbi |
| Lou Bihler | Young Karna |
| Urs Bihler | Dushassana |
| Ryszard Cieślak | Dhritharashtra |
| Georges Corraface | Duryodhana |
| Jean-Paul Denizon | Nakula |
| Mamadou Dioumé | Bhima |
| Miriam Goldschmidt | Kunti |
| Hapsari Hardjito | Abhimanyu's wife |
| Ken Higelin | Deathless boy |
| Corinne Jaber | Amba / Sikhandin |
| Jeffery Kissoon | Karna |
| Sotigui Kouyaté | Bhishma |
| Joseph Kurian | Dhristadyumna |
| Tuncel Kurtiz | Shakuni |
| Robert Langdon Lloyd | Vyasa |
| Clément Masdongar | Gazelle |
| Leela Mayor | Satyavati |
| Vittorio Mezzogiorno | Arjuna |
| Bruce Myers | Ganesha / Krishna |
| Yoshi Oida | Drona |
| Hélène Patarot | Gandhari |
| Bakary Sangaré | The Sun / Rakshasa / Ghatotkatcha |
| Mallika Sarabhai | Draupadi |
| Andrzej Seweryn | Yudhishthira |
| Antonin Stahly-Vishwanadan | The Boy |
| Tapa Sudana | Pandu / Shiva / Salya |
| Mahmoud Tabrizi-Zadeh | Sahadeva |
| Myriam Tadesse | Gandhari's servant |
| Velu Vishwanadhan | The Hermit |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Nicolas Gaster | Editor |
| Toshi Tsuchitori | Original Music Composer |
| Peter Brook | Director, Writer |
| Jean-Claude Carrière | Theatre Play, Writer |
| Marie-Hélène Estienne | Casting, Writer |
| William Lubtchansky | Director of Photography |
| Marc Guilbert | First Assistant Director |
| Philippe Tourret | Second Assistant Director |
| Josef Baar | Second Assistant Director |
| Carole Fèvre | Script Supervisor |
| Monique Eydan | Production Accountant |
| France Merzouk | Production Secretary |
| Sylvie Rozenberg | Production Secretary |
| Jean-François Mallet | Location Manager |
| Marc Fuentes | Production Assistant |
| Carlotta Croce Spinelli | Production Assistant |
| Jean-Luc Gargadennec | Production Assistant |
| Cécile Jan de la Gillardaie | Production Assistant |
| Didier Perelman | Production Assistant |
| Gaëlle Seydoux | Production Assistant |
| Christophe Pollock | Assistant Camera |
| Philippe Le Nouvel | Assistant Camera |
| Sophie Charrière | Assistant Camera |
| Gilles Abegg | Still Photographer |
| Bertrand Come | Boom Operator |
| Olivier Burgaud | Boom Operator |
| Jo Kuhn | Dresser |
| Barbara Higgins | Wardrobe Master |
| Pippa Cleator | Costume Assistant |
| Chrissie Tucker | Dresser |
| Magali Ohlmann | Dresser |
| Tiziana Zuchetti | Dresser |
| Anne-Claire Guilloteau | Dresser |
| Isabelle Rivoal | Dresser |
| Mohammad Sadiq | Tailor |
| Jan Mohammad | Tailor |
| Shiromani Singh | Extras Casting Coordinator |
| Véronique de Groer | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Coralie Rouleau | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Josée de Luca | Makeup Supervisor |
| Christiane Temme | Dresser |
| Michel Martin | Master at Arms |
| Patricia Planche | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Maryse Baar | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Jérôme de Luca | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Annie Hamon-Chrétien | Hair Supervisor |
| Françoise Fichette | Assistant Hairdresser |
| Sandrine Masson | Assistant Hairdresser |
| Raph Salis | Special Effects |
| Éric Plouseau | Special Effects |
| Pascal Ciccione | Special Effects |
| Alain Maratrat | Fight Choreographer |
| Joseph Kurian | Fight Choreographer |
| Raul Gomez | Set Designer |
| Emmanuel de Chauvigny | Set Designer |
| Jean-Claude Sévenet | Assistant Production Design |
| Brigitte Bosse Platière | Assistant Production Design |
| Véronique Barnéoud | Assistant Production Design |
| Pascal Chatton | Assistant Production Design |
| Pierre Coutinet | Assistant Production Design |
| Florence Stahly | Props |
| Muriel Ave | Props |
| Valentine Stahly | Props |
| France Cherqui | Set Buyer |
| Philippe Mathieu | Set Buyer |
| Mireille Alguacil | Set Buyer |
| Doru Covrig | Sculptor |
| Jean-Luc Shwartz | Sculptor |
| Daniel Cendron | Sculptor |
| Claude Facon | Construction Manager |
| Georges Bouillette | Construction Manager |
| Jean-Baptiste Reverdiau | Construction Manager |
| Thomas Pitre | Carpenter |
| Roger Chevalier | Carpenter |
| Donald Cooper | Carpenter |
| Christophe Doubliez | Carpenter |
| Jean-Claude Lloancy | Carpenter |
| Pedro Rollo | Painter |
| Giulio Achilli | Painter |
| Alain Baliteau | Painter |
| Henri-Noel Guillot | Painter |
| Ulysse Ketseledis | Painter |
| Denis Cavalli | Draughtsman |
| Jean-Michel Simonet | Draughtsman |
| Guy-Auguste Boléat | Key Grip |
| Jean-Michel Vincent | Grip |
| Dominique Wildenberg | Grip |
| Jean-Bernard Josko | Grip |
| Jim Howe | Gaffer |
| Richard Weber | Best Boy Electric |
| Patrick Allibert | Electrician |
| Barry Peter Davis | Electrician |
| Jean-Luc Revelart | Electrician |
| Michèle Hollander | Associate Editor |
| Catherine Buisson | Assistant Editor |
| Sophie Duvillier | Assistant Editor |
| Christelle Guyon | Assistant Editor |
| Patrice Grisolet | Sound Editor |
| François Gédigier | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Catherine Constant | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Nicolette Barr | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Camille Cotte | Dialogue Editor |
| Louise de Champfleury | Dialogue Editor |
| Eric Mauer | Special Sound Effects |
| Jérôme Lévy | Foley Artist |
| François Lepeuple | Foley Artist |
| Jacques Lévy | ADR Editor |
| Franck Redlich | Sound Engineer |
| Jack Jullian | Foley Recording Engineer |
| Philippe Samson | Loop Group Coordinator |
| Jean-Louis Lebras | Loop Group Coordinator |
| Dominique Viellard | ADR Engineer |
| Kudsi Erguner | Original Music Composer |
| Djamchid Chemirani | Original Music Composer |
| Kim Menzer | Original Music Composer |
| Mahmoud Tabrizi-Zadeh | Original Music Composer |
| Sarmila Roy | Playback Singer |
| Philippe Eidel | Music Producer |
| Christine Raspillère | Production Supervisor |
| Dominique Dalmasso | Sound |
| Daniel Brisseau | Sound |
| Chloe Obolensky | Production Design, Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michel Propper | Producer |
| Edward Myerson | Co-Producer |
| Micheline Rozan | Co-Producer |
| Rachel Tabori | Co-Producer |
| William Wilkinson | Co-Producer |
| Michael Kustow | Executive Producer |
| Harvey Lichtenstein | Executive Producer |
| Michael Birkett | Executive Producer |
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