Ciao! Manhattan 50 years old

Warhol superstar and icon of sixties bohemia Edie Sedgwick delivers her final performance in this semiautobiographical look at the price of fame. Fiction and documentary—including snippets from Sedgwick’s own audio dairies—mingle in a freewheeling portrait of Susan Superstar (Sedgwick), a New York celebrity on a drug-fueled downward slide that mirrors Sedgwick’s own self-destructive spiral. Released after her death from an overdose of barbiturates, CIAO! MANHATTAN endures as a testament to Sedgwick’s unique magnetism and as a haunting elegy for the counterculture she embodied.

Credits

Brigid Berlin as Brigid

Christian Marquand as Entrepreneur

Roger Vadim as Dr. Braun

Viva as Diana - Vogue editor

Allen Ginsberg as Himself

Edie Sedgwick as Susan Superstar

Ciao! Manhattan Cast

Name	Character
Brigid Berlin She was 33, now 84 years old	as Brigid
Christian Marquand He was 46, 73 years old when he died	as Entrepreneur
Roger Vadim He was 45, 72 years old when he died	as Dr. Braun
Viva She was 34, now 85 years old	as Diana - Vogue editor
Allen Ginsberg He was 46, 70 years old when he died	as Himself
Edie Sedgwick She was 29, 28 years old when she died	as Susan Superstar
David Weisman He was 31, 77 years old when he died	as David
Rosko	as Locker Attendant
Isabel Jewell She was 65, 64 years old when she died	as Mummy
Pat Hartley	as Yoli

Ciao! Manhattan Crew

Name	Department
David Weisman as Director. He was 31 (77) years old when He died	Directing
David Weisman as Screenplay. He was 31 (77) years old when He died	Writing
John Palmer as Director. He was 87 (105) years old when He died	Directing
John Palmer as Screenplay. He was 87 (105) years old when He died	Writing
Chuck Wein as Original Concept. He was 34 (68) years old when He died	Writing

Ciao! Manhattan (50 years)

Release day: Thursday, April 19, 1973
Runtime: 84 minutes