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The Mahabharata

The Mahabharata

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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.
Country: United Kingdom,France
Director:
Peter Brook
Cast:
Andrzej Seweryn,
Erika Alexander,
Vittorio Mezzogiorno,
Georges Corraface
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Peter Brook
Director
Peter Brook
Writer
Andrzej Seweryn
As Yudhishthira
Erika Alexander
As Madri / Hidimbi
Georges Corraface
As Duryodhana
Bruce Myers
As Ganesha / Krishna
Sotigui Kouyaté
As Bhisma / Parashurama

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