I Am a Camera (1955)

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98 min - Drama - 21 July 1955 (UK)

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Julie Harris	...	Sally Bowles
	Laurence Harvey	...	Christopher Isherwood
	Shelley Winters	...	Natalia Landauer
	Ron Randell	...	Clive
	Lea Seidl	...	Fräulein Schneider
	Anton Diffring	...	Fritz Wendel
	Ina De La Haye	...	Herr Landauer
	Jean Gargoet	...	Pierre
	Stanley Maxted	...	Editor
	Alexis Bobrinskoy	...	Proprietor (Troika)
	André Mikhelson	...	Head Waiter (Troika)
	Frederick Valk	...	Doctor
	Tutte Lemkow	...	Electro-Therapist
	Patrick McGoohan	...	Swedish Water Therapist
	Julia Arnall	...	Model

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In the early thirties, aspiring writer Christopher Isherwood, living in Berlin, meets the vivacious, penniless singer Sally Bowles. They develop a platonic relationship while Sally has a wild time spending other peoples money. Written by Will Gilbert

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ALL NEW LAUGH RIOT! (original print ad - all caps) See more »

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English

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21 July 1955 (UK) See more »

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Une fille comme ça See more »

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Romulus Films See more »

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USA: 98 min

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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

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Black and White

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Trivia

The original Braodway production of "I am a Camera" by John Van Druten opened on November 28, 1951 at the Empire Theater and ran for 214 performances. The play was based on "The Berlin Stories" by Christopher Isherwood and was later developed by Fred Ebb and John Kander as the musical "Cabarat". See more »

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Continuity: When Sally and Chris place their drink orders in the Troika bar we see Sally's jacket is buttoned up. The camera cuts back to Sally after Chris sitting opposite her utters one short sentence and her jacket is now unbuttoned in readiness to be removed. See more »

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In opening credits, Shelley Winters is misspelled "Shelly". See more »

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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Future War (#11.4)" (1999) See more »

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"Ich hab' noch einen Koffer in Berlin"
Music by Ralph Maria Siegel
Lyrics by Aldo von Pinelli
Sung by Marlene Dietrich and Liselotte Malkowsky See more »

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