Originally a 1966 Broadway musical, this groundbreaking Bob Fosse musical was in turn based on Christopher Isherwood's Goodbye to Berlin, previously dramatized for stage and screen as I Am a Camera with Julie Harris as Sally Bowles. Fosse uses the decadent and vulgar cabaret as a mirror image of German society sliding toward .. Read more
| Starring | Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey, Michael York, Helmut Griem |
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| Director | Bob Fosse |
| Genres | Drama, Music/Musical |
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Originally a 1966 Broadway musical, this groundbreaking Bob Fosse musical was in turn based on Christopher Isherwood's Goodbye to Berlin, previously dramatized for stage and screen as I Am a Camera with Julie Harris as Sally Bowles. Fosse uses the decadent and vulgar cabaret as a mirror image of German society sliding toward the Nazis, and this intertwining of entertainment with social history marked a new step forward for the movie musical. Michael York plays a British writer who comes to Berlin in the early 1930s in hopes of becoming a teacher. He makes the acquaintance of flamboyant American entertainer Sally Bowles, played by Liza Minnelli. Sally works at the Kit Kat Klub, a George Grosz-like Berlin cabaret where each night the smirking, androgynous Master of Ceremonies (Joel Grey) introduces a jazz-driven girlie show to his debauched audience. Virtually all the film's musical numbers are staged within the confines of the Kit Kat Klub, and each song comments on the plot and on Germany's progression from hedonism to Hitlerism. Most of the Broadway score by John Kander and Fred Ebb was retained, with the welcome addition of The Money Song. Although it lost Best Picture to The Godfather, Cabaret won eight Oscars, including awards to Minnelli, Grey, and Fosse. A heavily expurgated 88-minute version of Cabaret has been prepared for commercial TV presentations, regarded by many as dramatically inferior to the full cut.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Marisa Berenson, Fritz Wepper |
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| Director | Bob Fosse |
| Studio | FREMANTLE HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 59 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 4 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, Music/Musical |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 1972 To Rent: DVD: 01 Jun 2009 Blu-ray: not available |
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Cabaret, 1972
Bob Fosse?s 'Cabaret? is a timeless classic and richly deserved its eight Academy Award?s. Set in Berlin in 1931, the film takes its name from the singing ... read more »
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A way to light up a wet Sunday
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Amazing film....
Just brilliant!! The music,costumes,acting ... all superb.. First time Ive watched it since i was a young girl and i understood the whole film this time round! ... read more »
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Star vehicle still rolling on
It might have been a star vehicle for Liza but by Jove did she pull it off! The whole film jangles with the tensions of the times, totally seductive, dirty , ... read more »
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