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.
Cast
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
Crew
Philippe Samson
Loop Group Coordinator
Jean-Louis Lebras
Loop Group Coordinator
Peter Brook
Director, Writer
Marie-Hélène Estienne
Writer, Casting
Jean-Claude Carrière
Writer, Theatre Play
Nicolas Gaster
Editor
Catherine Buisson
Assistant Editor
Sophie Duvillier
Assistant Editor
Christelle Guyon
Assistant Editor
William Lubtchansky
Director of Photography
Marc Guilbert
First Assistant Director
Philippe Tourret
Second Assistant Director
Josef Baar
Second Assistant Director
Michael Kustow
Executive Producer
Harvey Lichtenstein
Executive Producer
Michael Birkett
Executive Producer
Christine Raspillère
Production Supervisor
Michel Propper
Producer
William Wilkinson
Co-Producer
Edward Myerson
Co-Producer
Micheline Rozan
Co-Producer
Rachel Tabori
Co-Producer
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
Chloe Obolensky
Production Design, Costume Design
Christophe Pollock
Assistant Camera
Philippe Le Nouvel
Assistant Camera
Sophie Charrière
Assistant Camera
Shiromani Singh
Extras Casting Coordinator
Barbara Higgins
Wardrobe Master
Pippa Cleator
Costume Assistant
Véronique de Groer
Wardrobe Assistant
Coralie Rouleau
Wardrobe Assistant
Annie Hamon-Chrétien
Hair Supervisor
Françoise Fichette
Assistant Hairdresser
Sandrine Masson
Assistant Hairdresser
Patricia Planche
Assistant Makeup Artist
Maryse Baar
Assistant Makeup Artist
Jérôme de Luca
Assistant Makeup Artist
Josée de Luca
Makeup Supervisor
Patrice Grisolet
Sound Editor
François Gédigier
Assistant Sound Editor
Catherine Constant
Assistant Sound Editor
Nicolette Barr
Assistant Sound Editor
Franck Redlich
Sound Engineer
Dominique Dalmasso
Sound
Daniel Brisseau
Sound
Bertrand Come
Boom Operator
Olivier Burgaud
Boom Operator
Jérôme Lévy
Foley Artist
François Lepeuple
Foley Artist
Jack Jullian
Foley Recording Engineer
Jacques Lévy
ADR Editor
Dominique Viellard
ADR Engineer
Raph Salis
Special Effects
Éric Plouseau
Special Effects
Pascal Ciccione
Special Effects
Toshi Tsuchitori
Original Music Composer
Kudsi Erguner
Original Music Composer
Djamchid Chemirani
Original Music Composer
Kim Menzer
Original Music Composer
Mahmoud Tabrizi-Zadeh
Original Music Composer
Philippe Eidel
Music Producer
Monique Eydan
Production Accountant
Camille Cotte
Dialogue Editor
Louise de Champfleury
Dialogue Editor
Pedro Rollo
Painter
Giulio Achilli
Painter
Alain Baliteau
Painter
Henri-Noel Guillot
Painter
Ulysse Ketseledis
Painter
Raul Gomez
Set Designer
Emmanuel de Chauvigny
Set Designer
Claude Facon
Construction Manager
Georges Bouillette
Construction Manager
Jean-Baptiste Reverdiau
Construction Manager
Florence Stahly
Props
Muriel Ave
Props
Valentine Stahly
Props
Gilles Abegg
Still Photographer
Carole Fèvre
Script Supervisor
Patrick Allibert
Electrician
Barry Peter Davis
Electrician
Jean-Luc Revelart
Electrician
Richard Weber
Best Boy Electric
Thomas Pitre
Carpenter
Roger Chevalier
Carpenter
Donald Cooper
Carpenter
Christophe Doubliez
Carpenter
Jean-Claude Lloancy
Carpenter
Jean-François Mallet
Location Manager
Alain Maratrat
Fight Choreographer
Joseph Kurian
Fight Choreographer
Sarmila Roy
Playback Singer
Eric Mauer
Special Sound Effects
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
Jo Kuhn
Dresser
Chrissie Tucker
Dresser
Magali Ohlmann
Dresser
Tiziana Zuchetti
Dresser
Anne-Claire Guilloteau
Dresser
Isabelle Rivoal
Dresser
Christiane Temme
Dresser
Michel Martin
Master at Arms
Michèle Hollander
Associate Editor
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
France Cherqui
Set Buyer
Philippe Mathieu
Set Buyer
Mireille Alguacil
Set Buyer
Mohammad Sadiq
Tailor
Jan Mohammad
Tailor
Doru Covrig
Sculptor
Jean-Luc Shwartz
Sculptor
Daniel Cendron
Sculptor
France Merzouk
Production Secretary
Sylvie Rozenberg
Production Secretary
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