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  • Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (1977)
  • 147 min | Drama, Music
Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny (1977)
147 min | Drama, Music
An opera chronicling the development and demise of the 'paradise city' of Mahagonny in a series of tableaux capturing the baser aspects of human nature. Three criminals create the city in order to trap money: it is a place of pleasure, ...See moreAn opera chronicling the development and demise of the 'paradise city' of Mahagonny in a series of tableaux capturing the baser aspects of human nature. Three criminals create the city in order to trap money: it is a place of pleasure, where no one works, everyone drinks, gambles, brawls and visits prostitutes, and all that matters is whether you can pay your way. A hurricane passing dangerously close to the city encourages complete lawlessness and debauchery, and soon the raving, delirious city destroys itself. Written by Ulf Kjell Gür See less
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Directors
Joachim Herz | Georg Mielke (as Georg F. Mielke)
Writer
Bertolt Brecht (libretto)
Producer
Johannes Reuther
Editors
Charlotte Beck (segments: documentary) | Rolf Wellingerhof (as Rolf Wellingerhoff)
Production Designer
Reinhart Zimmermann (as Reinhard Zimmermann)
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Updated Dec 31, 1977
Release date
1977 (East Germany)

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11 cast members
Name Known for
Maria Zahlten-Hall
Leokadja Begbick Leokadja Begbick   See fewer
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Frank Folker
Willi, der 'Prokurist' Willi, der 'Prokurist'   See fewer
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Klemens Slowioczek
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Tamara Lund
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Elliot Palay
Paul Ackermann Paul Ackermann   See fewer
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Werner Enders
Jakob Schmidt Jakob Schmidt   See fewer
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Wilfried Schaal
Sparbüchsenheinrich Sparbüchsenheinrich   See fewer
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Herbert Rössler
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Hanns Nocker
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Clemens Kohl
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Willi Schwabe
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