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Cabaret

  • 1972
  • PG
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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Cabaret (1972)
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A female girlie club entertainer in Weimar Republic era Berlin romances two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them.A female girlie club entertainer in Weimar Republic era Berlin romances two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them.A female girlie club entertainer in Weimar Republic era Berlin romances two men while the Nazi Party rises to power around them.

  • Director
    • Bob Fosse
  • Writers
    • Joe Masteroff
    • John Van Druten
    • Christopher Isherwood
  • Stars
    • Liza Minnelli
    • Michael York
    • Helmut Griem
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    57K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,103
    131
    • Director
      • Bob Fosse
    • Writers
      • Joe Masteroff
      • John Van Druten
      • Christopher Isherwood
    • Stars
      • Liza Minnelli
      • Michael York
      • Helmut Griem
    • 234User reviews
    • 83Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
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    • Won 8 Oscars
      • 39 wins & 18 nominations total

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    Liza Minnelli in Cabaret (1972)
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    Liza Minnelli
    Liza Minnelli
    • Sally Bowles
    Michael York
    Michael York
    • Brian Roberts
    Helmut Griem
    Helmut Griem
    • Maximilian von Heune
    Joel Grey
    Joel Grey
    • Master of Ceremonies
    Fritz Wepper
    Fritz Wepper
    • Fritz Wendel
    Marisa Berenson
    Marisa Berenson
    • Natalia Landauer
    Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel
    Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel
    • Fraulein Schneider
    Helen Vita
    Helen Vita
    • Fraulein Kost
    Sigrid von Richthofen
    • Fraulein Mayr
    • (as Sigrid Von Richthofen)
    Gerd Vespermann
    • Bobby
    Ralf Wolter
    • Herr Ludwig
    Georg Hartmann
    • Willi
    Ricky Renée
    • Elke
    • (as Ricky Renee)
    Estrongo Nachama
    • Cantor
    Kathryn Doby
    • Kit-Kat Dancer
    Inge Jaeger
    • Kit-Kat Dancer
    Angelika Koch
    • Kit-Kat Dancer
    Helen Velkovorska
    • Kit-Kat Dancer
    • Director
      • Bob Fosse
    • Writers
      • Joe Masteroff
      • John Van Druten
      • Christopher Isherwood
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    • Trivia
      English author Christopher Isherwood, who created the character of Sally Bowles for a 1937 novella, enjoyed the attention the movie brought to his career, but he felt Liza Minnelli was far too talented for the role. According to him, Sally Bowles was based upon Jean Ross, a 19-year-old amateur singer and aspiring actress who lived under the delusion that she had star quality, the antithesis of Judy Garland's daughter.
    • Goofs
      When Brian thrusts the plate of cake at Sally, the cake slides off the plate and slips down to her lap. In the next shot the cake is up on her chest.
    • Quotes

      Brian: Screw Maximilian!

      Sally: I do.

      Brian: So do I.

      Sally: You two bastards!

      Brian: Two? Two? Shouldn't that be three?

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: Berlin 1931
    • Alternate versions
      In the film's first telecast, on ABC-TV, all reference to Max's bisexuality was edited out, changing the motivation one of the other characters completely.
    • Connections
      Featured in Aquarius: Old Times/Liza Minelli/Henri Laurens Sculptures/Country and Northern (1971)
    • Soundtracks
      Willkommen
      Music by John Kander

      Lyrics by Fred Ebb

      Performed by Joel Grey

    User reviews234

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    10/10
    That's what I call a masterpiece
    It's a strongest film I know. Every time I watch it, it bewilders me so I can't turn my eyes away from the screen, even though I remember all what happens by heart. It fills me with a strange mixed feeling of interest-sympathy-admiration-disgust-and-horror. One of the reviewers here called this film depressing, and I inclined to agree. Any picture of Berlin in 1931 must be depressing and frightening. But, on the other hand, there is an atmosphere of desperate reckless joy in the movie. When the entire world goes mad and speeds to a catastrophe, life is a cabaret! Do what you can, come hear the music play, don't permit some prophet of doom wipe every smile away, and end as the happiest corpse! It's one idea. There is also another, more humanistic: live and let live. Brian fails to understand Sally, so they fall apart. Fritz for the sake of his love faces the danger of admitting that he is Jew in Germany. There is no hope for him and Natalia in this country in this time. But he couldn't do otherwise. There are plenty of other ideas too: about money, politics, corruption, perverseness, decadence, stupidity of middle classes, talent, success, etc. The story is very simple and incredibly complicated in the same time. No use retelling it. It must be seen. It's life as it was in 1931 and in many ways as it is nowadays. I suppose that Cabaret would be a great film even without any musical numbers, but with them it is a masterpiece. They say that history repeats itself, for the first time as a tragedy, for the second time as a farce. Well, I would say that in Cabaret every event repeats itself for the first time as a human drama in life and for the second time as a farce on the stage, but it would not be exactly true. Life and farce are shown synchronically or farce even go in advance. But every staged number in divinely decadency Kit Kat Klub ruthlessly shows the naked truth of life. (Only Mein Herr and Maybe This Time have more to do with the character of Sally Bowles.) And of course, Tomorrow Belongs To Me must be mentioned separately. The way of German people towards fascism is presented in one startling scene. And in finale too. That distorted reflection of the audience full of Nazi, accompanied by a tense silence after Master's of Ceremonies ‘Aufwiedershen' is horrible. The movie due half of its unforgettable effect to the masterful camera shots. Actors' works are absolutely fantastical. Surely, Master Of Ceremonies is Joel Grey star role. He is amazing as that demonic shameless figure that seems to know everything, understand everything and deride everything. Liza Minnelli shines in every scene, acting, speaking, singing and dancing. I know few performances equally true, strong, brilliant and stylish as hers as Sally Bowles. Michael York is excellent as well, though he is often underestimated. It's only his character who is reserved, intelligent and avoids show-off. And he is perfectly British. I really admire York's acting in the movie. There are also beautiful Marisa Berenson as noble Natalia, Fritz Wepper very believable as tormented Fritz, repulsively attractive Helmut Griem as the rich scoundrel Maximilian and picturesque supporting cast. John's Kander's music is wonderful and haunting.

    Shortly, Cabaret is a work of a genius, or it would be better to say of geniuses: Bob Fosse and the crew and the cast. And it's flawless.
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    • o_levina
    • Apr 18, 2002

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    • What is the meaning behind the angry looks that Max gives to Brian as Brian gets out of the car?
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    • In the 'Tomorrrow Belongs to Me' scene, why does the old man look annoyed?

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    • Release date
      • February 13, 1972 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Hebrew
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Кабаре
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany(filmed on location in West Berlin)
    • Production companies
      • Allied Artists Pictures
      • ABC Pictures
      • A Feuer and Martin Production
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    • Budget
      • $4,600,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $108,405
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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