The Mahabharata

1989 film by Peter Brook
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The Mahabharata

Summary

The Mahabharata is a television film broadcast in three parts[1]. It draws 232 Wikipedia views per month (television_film_broadcast_in_three_parts category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Mahabharata's instance of is recorded as television film broadcast in three parts[3].
  • The Mahabharata's instance of is recorded as miniseries[4].
  • The Mahabharata was directed by Peter Brook[5].
  • Jean-Claude Carrière wrote the screenplay for The Mahabharata[6].
  • The Mahabharata's composer is recorded as Toshiyuki Tsuchitori[7].
  • The Mahabharata's genre is epic film[8].
  • A cast member of The Mahabharata was Andrzej Seweryn[9].
  • A cast member of The Mahabharata was Georges Corraface[10].
  • A cast member of The Mahabharata was Erika Alexander[11].
  • A cast member of The Mahabharata was Maurice Bénichou[12].
  • A cast member of The Mahabharata was Vittorio Mezzogiorno[13].
  • A cast member of The Mahabharata was Sotigui Kouyaté[14].
  • A cast member of The Mahabharata was Tuncel Kurtiz[15].
  • A cast member of The Mahabharata was Miki Manojlović[16].
  • A cast member of The Mahabharata was Ciarán Hinds[17].
  • A cast member of The Mahabharata was Kên Higelin[18].
  • A cast member of The Mahabharata was Yoshi Oida[19].
  • A cast member of The Mahabharata was Urs Bihler[20].
  • The Mahabharata's director of photography is recorded as William Lubtchansky[21].
  • The original language of The Mahabharata was English[22].
  • The Mahabharata's country of origin is recorded as France[23].
  • The Mahabharata was released on +1989-01-01T00:00:00Z[24].
  • The Mahabharata's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[25].
  • The Mahabharata's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Mahabharata'}[26].
  • The Mahabharata's CNC film rating is recorded as no age restriction[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Mahabharata was directed by Peter Brook[5]. Jean-Claude Carrière wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Andrzej Seweryn[9], Georges Corraface[10], Erika Alexander[11], Maurice Bénichou[12], Vittorio Mezzogiorno[13], and Sotigui Kouyaté[14].

Publication

The Mahabharata was released on +1989-01-01T00:00:00Z[24]. The original language of it was English[22]. Its genre is epic film[8].

Why It Matters

The Mahabharata draws 232 Wikipedia views per month (television_film_broadcast_in_three_parts category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Unifrance. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . cnc.fr. cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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