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The Mahabharata (1989–1990)

Peter Brook's 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.

First aired

March 10, 1990

Last episode

March 24, 1990

Country of origin

Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, United States