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I Am a Camera

  • 19551955
  • 1h 38m
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I Am a Camera (1955)
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 people's money.
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ComedyDrama
In Weimar-era Berlin, an aspiring writer strikes up a friendship with a vivacious, penniless singer.In Weimar-era Berlin, an aspiring writer strikes up a friendship with a vivacious, penniless singer.In Weimar-era Berlin, an aspiring writer strikes up a friendship with a vivacious, penniless singer.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
595
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
40,424
3,994
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Henry Cornelius
    • Writers
      • John Van Druten(from the play "I am a Camera")
      • Christopher Isherwood(based on the stories of)
      • John Collier(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Julie Harris
      • Laurence Harvey
      • Shelley Winters
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Henry Cornelius
    • Writers
      • John Van Druten(from the play "I am a Camera")
      • Christopher Isherwood(based on the stories of)
      • John Collier(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Julie Harris
      • Laurence Harvey
      • Shelley Winters
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 19User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    I Am a Camera
    Trailer 2:26
    I Am a Camera

    Photos13

    Julie Harris in I Am a Camera (1955)
    Laurence Harvey, Julie Harris, and Tutte Lemkow in I Am a Camera (1955)
    Laurence Harvey and Julie Harris in I Am a Camera (1955)
    Julie Harris in I Am a Camera (1955)
    Anton Diffring and Julie Harris in I Am a Camera (1955)
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    I Am a Camera (1955)
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    Laurence Harvey and Julie Harris in I Am a Camera (1955)

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    Julie Harris
    Julie Harris
    • Sally Bowles
    Laurence Harvey
    Laurence Harvey
    • Christopher Isherwood
    Shelley Winters
    Shelley Winters
    • Natalia Landauer
    Ron Randell
    Ron Randell
    • Clive
    Lea Seidl
    • Fräulein Schneider
    Anton Diffring
    Anton Diffring
    • Fritz Wendel
    Ina De La Haye
    Ina De La Haye
    • Herr Landauer
    Jean Gargoet
    • Pierre
    Stanley Maxted
    • Curtis B. Ryland, Editor
    Alexis Bobrinskoy
    • Proprietor (Troika)
    André Mikhelson
    • Head Waiter (Troika)
    Frederick Valk
    • Doctor
    Tutte Lemkow
    Tutte Lemkow
    • Electro-Therapist
    Patrick McGoohan
    Patrick McGoohan
    • Swedish Water Therapist
    Julia Arnall
    Julia Arnall
    • Model
    Zoe Newton
    • Cigarette Girl
    David Kossoff
    David Kossoff
    • Minor Role
    Paddy Smith
    Paddy Smith
    • Troika Waiter
    • Director
      • Henry Cornelius
    • Writers
      • John Van Druten(from the play "I am a Camera")
      • Christopher Isherwood(based on the stories of)
      • John Collier(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Despite being far less salacious than the 1951 stage play on which it was based, this film adaptation received a "Condemned" rating from the Legion of Decency, a Roman Catholic organization that passed moral judgments on films between 1933 and 1965. This rating was also given to Psycho (1960), Some Like It Hot (1959) and Breathless (1960).
    • Goofs
      When Sally finishes her second glass of champagne whilst Chris attempts to dissuade her from ordering anything else, she drains the glass. In the next shot, the glass is full again.
    • Quotes

      Christopher Isherwood: [to Sally] Any mess you get into, you try and get out of by using your extremely inadequate sex appeal.

    • Crazy credits
      In opening credits, Shelley Winters is misspelled "Shelly".
    • Connections
      Featured in Omnibus: Christopher Isherwood: A Born Foreigner (1969)
    • Soundtracks
      Ich hab' noch einen Koffer in Berlin
      Music by Ralph Maria Siegel

      Lyrics by Aldo von Pinelli

      Sung by Marlene Dietrich and Liselotte Malkowsky

    User reviews19

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    Top review
    7/10
    Surprisingly good
    Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Much reviled when it first appeared, (inspiring the famous review 'Me No Leica'), this precursor of "Cabaret" can now be looked at in comparison and it's not half bad. It's certainly no classic but it has its own wayward charm, (the film version of "Cabaret" follows this plot whereas the stage version changed the plot somewhat). One should, of course, resist the temptation to snicker when Laurence Harvey's Christopher Isherwood, (it keeps the original author's real name; God Knows what Isherwood thought of it), describes himself as 'a confirmed bachelor' and while Harvey is an utterly inadequate 'hero', (he's virtually asexual), and Shelly Winters woefully miscast as Fraulien Landauer, (the part Marisa Berenson played in "Cabaret"), Julie Harris is a perfectly marvellous Sally, (it's a lovely piece of comic acting), and Anton Diffring is first-rate as Fritz, the German-Jew in love with Shelly's character. Of course, if "Cabaret" had never come along you might ask yourself would this ever have seen the light of day again. That it has been revived may not quite be cause for celebration but it's perfectly acceptable all the same.
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    • Jul 7, 2007

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    • Release date
      • July 21, 1955 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Jag är en kamera
    • Production companies
      • Romulus Films
      • Remus Films Ltd.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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