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.

Cast

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