Cabaret

Cabaret(1972)

PG
02/13/1972 (US)Music, Drama, Romance2h 4m
7.4

"Life is a Cabaret."

Overview

Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force.

Bob Fosse

Director

Jay Presson Allen

Screenplay

John Van Druten

Screenplay

Joe Masteroff

Screenplay

Fred Ebb

Writer

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Original Theatrical Trailer

Original Theatrical Trailer

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Joel Grey and Liza Minnelli Welcome You To Cabaret | TCM

Joel Grey and Liza Minnelli Welcome You To Cabaret | TCM

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John Landis on CABARET

John Landis on CABARET

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Greg Dyke introduces Cabaret (1972) | BFI Screen Epiphanies

Greg Dyke introduces Cabaret (1972) | BFI Screen Epiphanies

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Cabaret Wins Film Editing: 1973 Oscars

Cabaret Wins Film Editing: 1973 Oscars

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Limelight and Cabaret Win Music Awards: 1973 Oscars

Limelight and Cabaret Win Music Awards: 1973 Oscars

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Cabaret Wins Art Direction: 1973 Oscars

Cabaret Wins Art Direction: 1973 Oscars

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Cabaret Wins Cinematography: 1973 Oscars

Cabaret Wins Cinematography: 1973 Oscars

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Two Ladies

Two Ladies

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A Tiger is a Tiger

A Tiger is a Tiger

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"Money" Musical Number

"Money" Musical Number

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Train Scream

Train Scream

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"Mein Lieber Herr" Musical Number

"Mein Lieber Herr" Musical Number

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"Life Is A Cabaret" Musical Number

"Life Is A Cabaret" Musical Number

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Liza Minnelli on Creating the Look of CABARET

Liza Minnelli on Creating the Look of CABARET

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Joel Grey Wins Supporting Actor: 1973 Oscars

Joel Grey Wins Supporting Actor: 1973 Oscars

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Bob Fosse Wins Best Directing: 1973 Oscars

Bob Fosse Wins Best Directing: 1973 Oscars

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Liza Minnelli Wins Best Actress: 1973 Oscars

Liza Minnelli Wins Best Actress: 1973 Oscars

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A review by CinemaSerf
7.0

Written on June 2, 2022

Set against a backdrop of rising Nazi power in Berlin in the early 1930s, this is a wonderfully colourful and sexually provocative piece of musical cinema that centres around the cabaret in the "Kit Kat Club". Introduced by the outstandingly ambiguous Joel Grey as the Master of Ceremonies, we are introduced to the star attraction - "Miss Sally Bowles" (Liza Minnelli) and for the next two hours we see aspects of their stage entertainment interspersed with her life, and that of her new-found friend "Brian" (Michael York) as they fall in and out of love, of bed - and of bed with their friend "Max" (Helmut Griem) too! Just to defuse some of that intensity, there is a parallel storyline featuring the lovestruck "Fritz" (Fritz Wepper) who is the initially gold-digging, but ultimately sincere suitor for the hand of the Jewish heiress "Natalia" (Marisa Berenson). The threads of the story are perfectly knitted together by Bob Fosse, who demonstrates the odious political and anti-semitic politics whilst also presenting us with some wonderfully entertaining dance numbers staged within the confines of a real theatre. This gives us an added intimacy and richness to the performances. We see their faces, the holes in their stockings, the audience are in the thick of things and frequently participants (willingly or not!). Of course, the whole thing is really about the superb voice of Miss Minnelli - and "Money, Money"; "Cabaret" and the show stopping "Maybe This Time" from Messrs. Kander & Ebb are the stuff of showbiz legend. Also, to be fair - which I am not always to Michael York; he turns in an honest and authentic effort as the hapless young Englishman who must adapt to his new friends and surroundings. I saw this on stage very recently, and thoroughly enjoyed it. This is as close a representation to theatre staging as I reckon it is possible to make and I thoroughly enjoyed it too!