The Mahabharata

The Mahabharata

7.1IMDb Score
Released:1990-01-24
Genre:Drama,War
Duration:173 min
Director:Peter Brook
Actors:Erika Alexander, Lou Bihler, Urs Bihler, Ryszard Cieślak, Georges Corraface
Production:MP Productions, Channel 4 Television, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Les Productions du 3ème Etage

Overview:

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.

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