The Mahabharata
1990, English. Directed by Peter Brook.
Jealousy and hatred is what separates the Pandavas and Kauravas. The Kauravas fear the Pandavas are after the throne of their father. Yudhishthira of the Pandavas gets told by the deity, Krishna, that he will become king. A war is inevitable.
- Runtime
- 2h 53m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Peter BrookDirector
- Erika AlexanderMadri / Hidimbi
- Lou BihlerYoung Karna
- Urs BihlerDushassana
- Ryszard CieślakDhritharashtra
- Georges CorrafaceDuryodhana
- Jean-Paul DenizonNakula
- Mamadou DiouméBhima
- Miriam GoldschmidtKunti
- Hapsari HardjitoAbhimanyu's wife
- Ken HigelinDeathless boy
- Corinne JaberAmba / Sikhandin
- Jeffery KissoonKarna
Details
- Released
- 24 January 1990
- Country
- Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Written by
- Peter Brook, Marie-Hélène Estienne, Jean-Claude Carrière
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The Mahabharata runs 173 minutes (2h 53m).
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The Mahabharata isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 24 January 1990. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Mahabharata?
The Mahabharata (1990) was directed by Peter Brook and stars Erika Alexander, Lou Bihler, Urs Bihler.