Ended1990-03-10

The Mahabharata

Name: The Mahabharata
Released: 1990-03-10
Rating: 6
Cast: Erika Alexander, Urs Bihler, Ryszard Cieślak, Georges Corraface, Jean-Paul Denizon

~104 min

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Episodes

Networks

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Countries

AU, BE, DK, IS, JP, NL, PT, US

First aired

1990-03-10

Last aired

1990-03-24

Language

Rating

6.0 / 10

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Synopsis and details

The Mahabharata is a 1989 film version of the Indian epic based on the history of India, Mahabharata directed by Peter Brook. Brook's original 1985 stage play was 9 hours long, and toured around the world for four years. In 1989, it was reduced to under 6 hours for television. Later it was also reduced to about 3 hours for theatrical and DVD release. The screenplay was the result of eight years' work by Peter Brook, Jean-Claude Carrière and Marie-Hélène Estienne. For the casting an international selection of actors was intentionally chosen, to show that the nature of the Indian epic is the story of all humanity.