The Mahabharata1990
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.
- Released
- 10. 3. 1990
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season, 3 episodes aired
- Certification
- NR
- Country, language
- AU · EN
- Community rating
- 6.0 · 1 votes