The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
1998, German. Directed by Brian Large.
Depicts the consumerism of the mythical city of Mahagonny, conveying all its ripe decadence. A Hollywood Babylon full of pyramidal towers, carved elephants, commodified sex and licensed gluttony. An opera in three acts, live from the Salzburger Festspiele, 1998. Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies. Stage Director: Peter Zadek.
- Runtime
- 2h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 1 January 1998
- Original title
- Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny
- Country
- Austria
- Written by
- Bertolt Brecht
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The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny runs 156 minutes (2h 36m).
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The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1998. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny?
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (1998) was directed by Brian Large and stars Gwyneth Jones, Wilbur Pauley, Catherine Malfitano.