Ballet Mécanique 100 years old

Ballet Mécanique (1923-4) is a Dadaist, post-Cubist art film conceived, written, and co-directed by artist Fernand Léger and filmmaker Dudley Murphy (with cinematographic input from Man Ray). It has a musical score by the American composer George Antheil (However, the film premiered with no soundtrack, on September 24th, 1924 at the Internationale Ausstellung neuer Theatertechnik in Vienna). It is considered one of the masterpieces of early experimental filmmaking.

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Ballet Mécanique Cast

Name	Character
Kiki of Montparnasse She was 22, 51 years old when she died
Fernand Léger He was 43, 74 years old when he died

Ballet Mécanique Crew

Name	Department
George Antheil as Music. He was 24 (58) years old when He died	Sound
André Charlot as Producer. He was 42 (73) years old when He died	Production
Man Ray as Cinematography. He was 34 (86) years old when He died	Crew
Dudley Murphy as Cinematography. He was 27 (70) years old when He died	Crew
Dudley Murphy as Director. He was 27 (70) years old when He died	Directing
Fernand Léger as Director. He was 43 (74) years old when He died	Directing
Fernand Léger as Writer. He was 43 (74) years old when He died	Writing