<article> <figure> <img src="http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/usfTBhdRex9ekeHDLuFfESJqSA6.jpg" title='The Mahabharata' alt='The Mahabharata'/> </figure> <h1>The Mahabharata</h1> <p>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.</p> <details><summary>Runtime: 270</summary> <summary>First air date: 1990-03-10</summary> <summary>Last air date: 1990-03-24</summary></details> </article>