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Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars (1987)
90 min | Documentary

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Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars (1987)

90 min | Documentary

Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars is an in-depth documentation of Robert Wilson's ambitious attempt to stage an epic, twelve-hour, multinational opera for the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Director

Howard Brookner

Writer

Howard Brookner (narration)

Producers

Howard Brookner (producer) | Markus Trebitsch (producer) | Orin Wechsberg (producer) | Robert Wilson (producer)

Composers

Philip Glass | Christopher Knowles

Cinematographers

Ira Brenner | Howard Brookner | Robert Chappell (as Bob Chappell) | Tom DiCillo

Editor

Michelle Bahlke

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Updated Sep 14, 1987

Release date

Sep 14, 1987 (Canada)

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9 cast members

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Philip Glass Self Self See fewer	The Hours (2002)
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Heiner Müller Self Self See fewer	Poem: I Set My Foot Upon the Air and It Carried Me (2003)
Robert Wilson Self Self See fewer	The Black Rider (1990)