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...
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Awards:
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Series Cast
| Erika Alexander | ... |
Hidimbi
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Mamadou Dioumé | ... |
Bhima
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| Georges Corraface | ... |
Duryodhana
(3 episodes, 1990)
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| Maurice Bénichou | ... |
Kitchaka
(3 episodes, 1990)
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| Ryszard Cieslak | ... |
Dhritharashtra
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Urs Bihler | ... |
Dushassana
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Jean-Paul Denizon | ... |
Nakula
(3 episodes, 1990)
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| Sotigui Kouyaté | ... |
Bhisma
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Bruce Myers | ... |
Krishna
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(3 episodes, 1990)
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| Vittorio Mezzogiorno | ... |
Arjuna
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Miriam Goldschmidt | ... |
Kunti
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Amba Bihler | ... |
Virata's daughter
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Hapsari Hardjito | ... |
Abhimanyu's wife
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Lou Elias Bihler | ... |
Young Karna
(3 episodes, 1990)
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| Jeffery Kissoon | ... |
Karna
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Nolan Hemmings | ... |
Abhimanyu
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Kên Higelin | ... |
Deathless boy
(3 episodes, 1990)
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| Ciarán Hinds | ... |
Ashwattaman
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Mallika Sarabhai | ... |
Draupadi
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Gisèle Hogard | ... |
1st princess
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Corinne Jaber | ... |
Amba
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(3 episodes, 1990)
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Lutfi Jakfar | ... |
Uttara
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Akram Khan | ... |
Ekalavya
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Joseph Kurian | ... |
Drishtadyumna
(3 episodes, 1990)
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| Tuncel Kurtiz | ... |
Shakuni
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Robert Langdon Lloyd | ... |
Vyasa
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Clement Masdongar | ... |
Gazelle
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Leela Mayor | ... |
Satyavati
(3 episodes, 1990)
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| Andrzej Seweryn | ... |
Yudhishthira
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Yumi Nara | ... |
Virata's wife
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Tamsir Niane | ... |
Urvasi
(3 episodes, 1990)
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| Yoshi Oida | ... |
Drona
(3 episodes, 1990)
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| Hélène Patarot | ... |
Gandhari
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Abbi Patrix | ... |
Salvi
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Bakary Sangaré | ... |
Ghatotkatcha
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(3 episodes, 1990)
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Julie Romanus | ... |
2nd princess
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Mas Soegeng | ... |
Virata
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Antonin Stahly Viswanadhan | ... |
The Boy
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Tapa Sudana | ... |
Pandu
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Mahmoud Tabrizi-Zadeh | ... |
Sahadeva
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Myriam Tadesse | ... |
Gandhari's servant
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Velu Viswanandhan | ... |
The hermit
(3 episodes, 1990)
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Production Companies
- MP Productions
- Channel 4 Television Corporation (co-production)
- Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) (co-production)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (in association with)
- Les Productions du 3ème Etage (in association with)
- Danmarks Radio (DR) (in association with)
- Sveriges Television (SVT) (in association with)
- Nederlandse Omroepstichting (NOS) (in association with)
- La Sept (in association with)
- Channel 3 Finland (in association with)
- Belgische Radio en Televisie (BRT) (in association with)
- Stöð 2 (in association with)
- Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK) (in association with)
- Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) (in association with)
- Pioneer LDC (in association with)
- Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (RTP) (in association with)
- Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) (in association with)
- Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) (in association with)
- Doordarshan (in association with)
- Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) (in association with)
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) (in association with)
- Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) (in association with)
Distributors
- RM Associates (World-wide) (as Reiner Moritz Associates Ltd.) (sales)
- Bac Films (1990) (France) (theatrical)
- MK2 Productions (1990) (United States) (theatrical)
- BFI Video (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- British Film Institute (BFI) (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Canal+ (1991) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Homescreen (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- TDM Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
- Wild Side Vidéo (2005) (France) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Editions Virgin Musique (soundtrack produced in association with)
- The Visva Bharati Music Board (special thanks)
- Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris (theater)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In ancient India the five Pandava brothers, Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva, are cousins of the sons of king Dhritharashtra, known as the Kaurava. The five are the sons of the wives of king Pandu, who seceded in favor of his blind brother after he was cursed. The men are raised together, but from the beginning there are difficulties. They are prone to fight and when Arjuna becomes a great archer, the Kaurava are both jealous and afraid. Is it the kingdom the Pandava are after? Yudhishthira, the eldest of the Pandava, strives after it as he is told by the deity Krishna that he will become king. The hatred and jealousy of the Kaurava grows even stronger when the Pandava turn a barren wasteland Dhritharashtra gave them into a great court. This can't go on forever. Inevitably a war will follow, a war that will shake the foundations of the Earth. Written by Arnoud Tiele (imdb@tiele.nl) |
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #3.2 (1990). See more » |
| Quotes |
Duryodhana:
Birth is obscure and men are like rivers whose origin are often unknown See more » |