The Mahabharata
7.8
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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Erika Alexander
Madri / Hidimbi
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Lou Bihler
Young Karna
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Urs Bihler
Dushassana
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Ryszard Cieślak
Dhritharashtra
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Georges Corraface
Duryodhana
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Jean-Paul Denizon
Nakula
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Mamadou Dioumé
Bhima
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Miriam Goldschmidt
Kunti
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Hapsari Hardjito
Abhimanyu's wife
Ken Higelin
Deathless boy
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Corinne Jaber
Amba / Sikhandin
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Jeffery Kissoon
Karna
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Peter Brook Director · Jean-Claude Carrière Writer Marie-Hélène Estienne Writer
United States release April 27, 1990 · Produced in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States · Languages English, Hungarian
Production
MP Productions
Production
Channel 4 Television
Production
The Brooklyn Academy of Music
Production
Les Productions du 3ème Etage
Production
Australia · Belgium · Denmark · Finland · France · Iceland · Ireland · Japan · Luxembourg · Netherlands · Norway · Portugal · Sweden · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hungarian
Release dates
United States · September 28, 1989
Premiere · New York Film Festival
United States · April 27, 1990
Limited theatrical · New York
United States
March 25, 1991 · TV · Part 1 - PBS Great Performances
March 26, 1991 · TV · Part 2
March 27, 1991 · TV · Part 3
Brazil
October 1, 1990 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
France
January 24, 1990 · Limited theatrical
July 6, 1991 · Physical
United Kingdom
December 9, 1989 · TV · Channel 4 (6-hour version)
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