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Director:
Henry Cornelius
Writers:
Christopher Isherwood (book)
John Van Druten (play)
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Release Date:
2 December 1955 (Belgium) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
There are two points of view about SEX and " I Am a Camera" takes both of them! more
Plot:
In the early thirties, aspiring writer Christopher Isherwood, living in Berlin, meets the vivacious... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Photo Flash: Theatre In The Round Opens 'I Am A Camera'
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 3 February 2009, 3:48 PM, PST)

Chris Don. A Love Story
 (From The AV Club. 19 June 2008, 2:04 PM, PDT)

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Charming film treatment of Isherwood's "Goodbye to Berlin" more (10 total)

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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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:98 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
Company:
Romulus Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Marian Winters won the 1952 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actress in a Drama for "I Am A Camera" in the role of Natalia Landauer. more
Goofs:
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. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Chris & Don. A Love Story (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Ich hab' noch einen Koffer in Berlin more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Charming film treatment of Isherwood's "Goodbye to Berlin", 26 June 2002
Author: pjsuther from Fullerton CA

In Isherwood's preface to his "Berlin Stories" he talks about meeting Julie Harris backstage during "Camera's" Broadway run, and seeing her as the quintessential Sally Bowles. Maybe he was being gracious, but we couldn't have agreed more. Filled with witty dialogue, this film moved at a brisk pace, and yet when it was over, we felt as if we had seen an in depth slice of the demimonde life in pre-war Berlin. Harris was simply fascinating - what a beautiful smile! Highly recommended (if you can find it) for those who find this time and place irresistible.

Nice details too, including quick shots of Berlin "boot-girls" (dominatrix ladies of the night) and the El Dorado, one of the city's most colorful transvestite bars (even the murals inside are spot on!)

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