Still image from the 1972 film Cabaret.

Cabaret

Directed by Bob Fosse

A young writer gets mixed up with a pleasure-loving singer in the decadent world of 1930s Berlin.

1972 2h 4m Musical TV-14

Expires: March 5th


CAST
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Bob Fosse, Director
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Bob Fosse
Director

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Liza Minnelli, Sally Bowles
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Liza Minnelli
Sally Bowles

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Michael York, Brian Roberts
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Michael York
Brian Roberts

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Helmut Griem, Maximilian von Heune
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Helmut Griem
Maximilian von Heune

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Joel Grey, Master of ceremonies
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Joel Grey
Master of ceremonies

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Fritz Wepper, Fritz Wendel
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Fritz Wepper
Fritz Wendel

FULL SYNOPSIS

In 1931, naïve Englishman Brian Roberts, seeking to broaden his experiences and further his education, arrives in Berlin, where he hopes to support himself by giving English lessons. Brian goes to the shabby boardinghouse run by Fraulein Schneider and there is greeted by Sally Bowles, an exuberant American singer. Sally, obsessed with becoming a movie star, is oblivious to the economic and political turmoil in Berlin, especially between the Nazis and Communists, and instead revels in the decadent atmosphere of alcohol, sex and excess. Because Brian's room is too small to accommodate pupils, Sally offers him the use of her larger room and, liking the introverted young man immediately, persuades him to move in. The Kit-Kat Club, where Sally works, is presided over by the androgynous, leering Emcee who exhorts the audience to forget their troubles while in the club, where "everything is beautiful." Brian enjoys Sally's sensual performance and is introduced by her to Fritz Wendel, an impoverished German who hopes to improve both his English and chances of landing a rich wife. As Sally and Brian spend time together, she asserts that she is "a most strange and extraordinary person" and describes her desire to become famous, as well as her loving relationship with her diplomat father. One day, while discussing Brian's work in his room, Sally attempts to seduce Brian, who responds that it is "a bit early in the day" for that sort of thing. Sally causti...


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ARTICLES
Cabaret airs on Friday, March 4th at 5:30 PMA landmark, Oscar-winning movie musical that changed the form forever. A director/choreographer crystallizing a style that became synonymous with his name.An iconic, heart-stopping star performance supported by a brilliant cast and technical bravado. A pair of haunting love stories made all the more urgent by the growing Nazi threat in pre-World War II Berlin.A collaborative effort by an exceptional group of artists performing at full throttle. And an originality and freshness of approach that allow the movie to remain modern and spellbinding 50 years after its initial appearance.In a word: Cabaret (1972).It’s hard to think of a single other film in which every major contributor hit the peak of her or his creative powers, never to top themselves.First released in 1972, this film marked an explosion of talent in which all the participants were challenged to extend their abilities in remarkable ways, to perform at their absolute and heartfelt best.In a thoughtful essay about the movie published in The Boston Globe in February 2022, Tom Joudrey wrote that “A film best remembered for sex and decadence is actually an indictment of the toadies, lackeys, voluptuaries and bluebloods who failed to oppose the gathering storm of fascism.”Cabaret won eight Academy Awards: for Director Bob Fosse, Actress Liza Minnelli, Supporting Actor Joel Grey, Cinematographer Geoffrey Unsworth, Film Editor David Bretherton, Original Score for Ralph Burns, Sou...

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NOTES
The film opens with Joel Grey, as the "Master of Ceremonies," staring into a distorted mirror on the stage of the Kit-Kat Club, then directly addressing the camera to welcome the audience to the club. As he introduces the cabaret's other performers, the scene is intercut with shots of "Brian Roberts" arriving in Berlin. At the end of the film, after saying Auf weidersen and À bientôt, Grey bows abruptly and disappears behind a curtain. The camera then pans over to the distorted mirror, in which a large proportion of the audience is wearing brown Nazi uniforms. According to the March 1972 New Republic review of the film, the mirror device was adapted from the Broadway musical version of Cabaret, which opened with the audience seeing its reflection in a large mirror as the curtain rose.
       The complicated history of the film's literary source began with short stories written by Christopher Isherwood (1904-1...

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