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
45 years ago
Genres: Drama
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Cast

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

Crew

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