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• 1972
• Bob Fosse
• 118 mins
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Summary

Bob Fosse's Oscar-winning musical drama, based on Christopher Isherwood's memoir, starring Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey and Michael York. A love affair develops between cabaret singer Sally Bowles and naive young Englishman Brian Roberts in the decadent Berlin of the 1930s, all while Nazism develops a steady grip on German society.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Tony Sloman

This is a tremendously effective and affecting adult musical version of writer Christopher Isherwood's Berlin memoirs, via I Am a Camera and the hit Broadway show. The tale is transformed here through the Oscar-winning magic of director Bob Fosse (replacing first choice Gene Kelly) and star Liza Minnelli into a lasting screen classic, pulling no punches as it depicts the rise of Hitler and the spread of antisemitism through the twilight world of the Berlin cabaret. As the MC of the Kit Kat Klub, Joel Grey positively exudes decadence, and also collected one of the movie's eight Oscars. Fosse achieves several compelling cinematic moments, notably a chilling crescendo of emotion as a young Nazi sings Kander and Ebb's hymn-like Tomorrow Belongs to Me. If brash Minnelli seems a mite too talented for the Sally Bowles character, it really doesn't matter: she is, quite simply, magnificent in this role.

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7.8/10

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Cast

rolenameSally BowlesLiza MinnelliMaster of CeremoniesJoel GreyBrian RobertsMichael YorkMaximilian von HeuneHelmut GriemFritz WendelFritz WepperNatalia LandauerMarisa BerensonFraulein KostHelen VitaBobbyGerd VespermannHerr LudwigRalf Wolter

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Theatrical distributor

NFT

Released on

2002-06-21

Languages

English | German | French | Hebrew

Guidance

Some violence, swearing and drug abuse.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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