Rating: NR
Genre: Epic
Release Date: 11/25/2008
Dubbed: English
Sound: DDS2.0
Run Time: 170 min
Flags: Violence, Questionable for Children, Violence, Questionable for Children
Distributor/Studio: Image

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.

~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Robert Langton-Lloyd - Vyasa
Antonin Stahly-Vishwanadan - Boy
Bruce Myers - Ganesha/Krishna
Vittorio Mezzogiorno - Arjuna
Andrzej Seweryn - Yudhishthira
Georges Corraface - Duryodhana
Jean-Paul Denizon - Nakula
Mahmoud Tabrizi-Zadeh - Sahadeva
Mallika Sarabhai - Draupadi
Miriam Goldschmidt - Kunti
Ryszard Cieslak - Dhritharashtra
Helene Patarot - Gandhari
Urs Bihler - Dushassana
Jeffrey Kissoon - Karna
Yoshi Oida - Drona
Sotigui Kouyaté - Bishma
Sotigui Kouyaté - Parashurama
Tuncel Kurtiz - Shakuni
Tapa Sudana -
Bakary Sangare -
Corrine Jaber -
Clement Masdongar -
Ken Higelin -
Joseph Kurian -
Myriam Tadesse -
Hapsarif Hardjito -

Production:
Peter Brook - Director
Michel Propper - Producer
Djamchid Chemirani Philippe Eidel Kudsi Erguner Kim Menzer Mahmoud Tabrizi-Zadeh Toshi Tsuchitori Rabindranath Tagore - Composer
Nicolas Gaster - Editor
Peter Brook Jean-Claude Carrière Marie-Helene Estienne - Screen Writer
Emmanuel de Chauvigny - Art Director
Raul Gomez - Art Director
William Lubtchansky - Cinematographer
Pippa Cleator - Costume Designer
Josée de Luca - Makeup
Chloe Obolensky - Production Designer

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