
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.
Air Date: 1990-03-10
The poet Vyasa tells a boy the story of his race, a story that leads to the birth of king Dhritharashtra and former k...
Air Date: 1990-03-17
The dice are cast and now the Pandava's face a long exile. Yudhishthira feels bound by his promise and waits. Arjuna ...
Air Date: 1990-03-24
The war has started and so far things have not been going well for the Pandava's. Bhisma is invincible and as long as...