The Mahabharata (1989)Stream and Watch Online

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Released September 28th, 1989, 'The Mahabharata' stars Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Bruce Myers, Miriam Goldschmidt, Robert Langdon Lloyd The movie has a runtime of about 5 hr 18 min, and received a user score of 69 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 17 experienced users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "One of the great masterpieces of world literature comes to vivid life in an elaborate production from acclaimed theater and film innovator Peter Brook This collection of ancient Sanskrit stories composed into the longest book ever written comprises a series of enlightened fables at the heart of countless beliefs legends and teachings indeed its very title means the great story of mankind Brook and writer JeanClaude Carriere worked for eight years to develop this epic concerning two sides of a royal family the Pandavas and the Kauravas whose struggle leads to a fascinating voyage of emotions passion and vision of glory Briefly the Mahabharata is a tale of two rival sets of brothers cousins to eachother each born into royalty and with divinely guided paths in life The result however is a great war death destruction a vast epic" .