The Mahabharata

The story

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.

Cast

E Erika AlexanderMadri / Hidimbi U Urs BihlerDushassana R Ryszard CieślakDhritharashtra G Georges CorrafaceDuryodhana J Jean-Paul DenizonNakula M Mamadou DiouméBhima M Miriam GoldschmidtKunti C Corinne JaberAmba / Sikhandin J Jeffery KissoonKarna S Sotigui KouyatéBhisma / Parashurama R Robert Langdon LloydVyasa V Vittorio MezzogiornoArjuna

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B Bruce MyersGanesha / Krishna Y Yoshi OidaDrona H Hélène PatarotGandhari B Bakary SangaréThe Sun / Rakshasa / Ghatotkatcha M Mallika SarabhaiDraupadi A Andrzej SewerynYudhishthira A Antonin Stahly-VishwanadanThe Boy T Tapa SudanaPandu / Shiva / Salya M Mahmoud Tabrizi-ZadehSahadeva M Maurice BénichouKitchaka A Akram KhanEkalavya N Nolan HemmingsAbhimanyu C Ciarán HindsAshwatthaman H Hapsari HardjitoAbhimanyu's wife T Tuncel KurtizShakuni A Amba BihlerVirata's daughter L Lou BihlerYoung Karna G Gisèle HogardPrincess #1 J Julie RomanusPrincess #2 L Lutfi JakfarUttara C Clément MasdongarGazelle J Joseph KurianDhristadyumna L Leela MayorSatyavati V Velu VishwanadhanThe Hermit Y Yumi NaraVirata's wife T Tamsir NianeUrvasi M Mas SoegengVirata M Myriam TadesseGandhari's servant K Ken HigelinDeathless Boy A Abbi PatrixSalvi