
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.

as Madri / Hidimbi

as Dushassana

as Dhritharashtra

as Duryodhana

as Nakula

as Bhima

as Kunti

as Amba / Sikhandin

as Karna

as Bhisma / Parashurama

as Vyasa

as Arjuna

as Ganesha / Krishna

as Drona

as Gandhari

as The Sun / Rakshasa / Ghatotkatcha

as Draupadi

as Yudhishthira

as The Boy

as Pandu / Shiva / Salya

as Sahadeva