The Mahabharata(1990)

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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.

Besetzung & Crew

Erika Alexander

Madri / Hidimbi

Urs Bihler

Dushassana

Ryszard Cieślak

Dhritharashtra

Georges Corraface

Duryodhana

Jean-Paul Denizon

Nakula

Mamadou Dioumé

Bhima

Miriam Goldschmidt

Kunti

Corinne Jaber

Amba / Sikhandin

Jeffery Kissoon

Karna

Sotigui Kouyaté

Bhisma / Parashurama

Robert Langdon Lloyd

Vyasa

Vittorio Mezzogiorno

Arjuna

Bruce Myers

Ganesha / Krishna

Yoshi Oida

Drona

Hélène Patarot

Gandhari

Bakary Sangaré

The Sun / Rakshasa / Ghatotkatcha

Mallika Sarabhai

Draupadi

Andrzej Seweryn

Yudhishthira

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Antonin Stahly-Vishwanadan

The Boy

Tapa Sudana

Pandu / Shiva / Salya