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Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars (1987)
90 min

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Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars (1987)

90 min

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 | Markus Trebitsch | Orin Wechsberg | Robert Wilson

Composers

Philip Glass | Christopher Knowles

Cinematographers

Ira Brenner | 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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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Ingrid Andree Actress Actress See fewer	Confessions of Felix Krull (1957)
Gavin Bryars Self Self See fewer	The Taste of Others (2000)
Philip Glass Self Self See fewer	The Hours (2002)
Christopher Knowles Self Self See fewer	Einstein on the Beach (2022)
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)