Poster of No. 18: Mahagonny

No. 18: Mahagonny

Plot: Harry Smith’s final film; an epic four-screen projection. Smith worked on this cinematic transformation of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s opera Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1929) for over ten years and considered it his magnum opus
Release Date: Saturday, September 13 1980
44 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Patti SmithPatti Smith
Patti Smith was
33 in No. 18: Mahagonny
Mon, Dec 30 1946
Portrait of Allen GinsbergAllen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg was
54 in No. 18: Mahagonny
Thu, Jun 03 1926 –
Sat, Apr 05 1997
Portrait of Lotte LenyaLotte Lenya
Lotte Lenya was
81 in No. 18: Mahagonny
as 'voice'.
Mon, Oct 17 1898 –
Fri, Nov 27 1981
Portrait of Jonas MekasJonas Mekas
Jonas Mekas was
57 in No. 18: Mahagonny
Sun, Dec 24 1922 –
Wed, Jan 23 2019
Portrait of Robert MapplethorpeRobert Mapplethorpe
Robert Mapplethorpe was
33 in No. 18: Mahagonny
Mon, Nov 04 1946 –
Thu, Mar 09 1989

Crew

Portrait of Harry SmithHarry Smith
Harry Smith was
57 in No. 18: Mahagonny
as 'Director'
Tue, May 29 1923 –
Wed, Nov 27 1991
Portrait of Bertolt BrechtBertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht would have been no older than
58 in No. 18: Mahagonny
as 'Writer'
Thu, Feb 10 1898 –
Tue, Aug 14 1956
Portrait of Kurt WeillKurt Weill
Kurt Weill would have been no older than
50 in No. 18: Mahagonny
as 'Music'
Fri, Mar 02 1900 –
Mon, Apr 03 1950