24 January 1990 Drama, War 173 mins
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 as Madri / Hidimbi
Lou Bihler as Young Karna
Urs Bihler as Dushassana
Ryszard Cieślak as Dhritharashtra
Georges Corraface as Duryodhana
Jean-Paul Denizon as Nakula
Mamadou Dioumé as Bhima
Miriam Goldschmidt as Kunti
Ken Higelin as Deathless boy
Corinne Jaber as Amba / Sikhandin
Jeffery Kissoon as Karna
Sotigui Kouyaté as Bhishma
Tuncel Kurtiz as Shakuni
Robert Langdon Lloyd as Vyasa
Vittorio Mezzogiorno as Arjuna
Bruce Myers as Ganesha / Krishna
Peter Brook Director
Nicolas Gaster Editor
Toshi Tsuchitori Original Music Composer
Peter Brook Writer
Jean-Claude Carrière Writer
Marie Hélène Estienne Writer
Michel Propper Producer
Edward Myerson Co-Producer
Micheline Rozan Co-Producer
Rachel Tabori Co-Producer
William Wilkinson Co-Producer
William Lubtchansky Director of Photography
Marie Hélène Estienne Casting
Philippe Tourret Second Assistant Director
Carole Fevre Script Supervisor
Jean-François Mallet Location Manager
Brazil 01 October 1990
France 24 January 1990
United Kingdom 09 December 1989
United States 27 April 1990
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