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Overview:
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.

Director:
Peter Brook

Runtime:
NaNh NaNmin

Genre:

• Cast:
• 
  Erika Alexander
  as
  Madri / Hidimbi
• 
  Urs Bihler
  as
  Dushassana
• 
  Ryszard Cieślak
  as
  Dhritharashtra
• 
  Georges Corraface
  as
  Duryodhana
• 
  Jean-Paul Denizon
  as
  Nakula