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ExcellentGoodWatch scoreSummary
Monk’s meditation on WWII and recurring cycles of intolerance, fascism, and cruelty in history originated in 1976 as a live stage work utilizing elements of music, images, movement, dialogue, film, sound, and light.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 88GoodWatch 88
IMDb8.8
Running time
1 h 22 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 music movies, −24 min on the typical 106
typical 10682Half of all music movies run 94–120 min.
Released
1978
August 8, 1978
48 years ago
Genres
MusicDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
15 of 15
Meredith MonkChild
Ping ChongThe Dictator- SCSteve ClorfeineDictator's Aide
- TBTone BlevinsOld Testament woman / Dictator
- DIDaniel Ira SverdlikOld Testament man / Dictator
- LHLanny HarrisonRadio Singer / Announcer / Woman in a flowered dress / Dictator
- MMMonica MoseleyWoman at a table / Dictator
- PVPablo VelaMan with grey hair / Dictator
- LNLee NagrinWoman with Gray Hair
Mary ShultzWoman at Table- GTGail TurnerWoman at a table
- AGAnne GentryVisitor at the table
- CPCoco PekelisMaid
- AGAndrea GoodmanOrganist
- SLSteve LockwoodOrganist
Directing · 2
- Amram Nowak Director
- Meredith Monk Director, Writer, Original Music Composer, Choreographer
Production · 2
- Kirstin Kapustik Executive Producer
- Peter Sciscioli Producer
Editing · 2
- Adam Bernardi Editor
- Bob Rosen Editor
Art · 2
- Ping Chong Production Design
- Jean-Claude Ribes Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Lanny Harrison Costume Design
- Steve Clorfeine Costume Design
Lighting · 1
- Beverly Emmons Lighting Design
Other crew · 2
- Jerry Pantzer Cinematography
- David Lerner Cinematography
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