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Cabaret

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Original title

Cabaret

Year

1972

Running time

123 min.

Country

United States

Director

Bob Fosse

Screenwriter

Jay Presson Allen. Novel: Christopher Isherwood. Play: John Van Druten, Joe Masteroff

Cast

Music

John Kander. Lyrics: Fred Ebb

Cinematography

Geoffrey Unsworth

Producer

Allied Artists, ABC Pictures

Genre

Drama. Musical | 1930s. Nazism. Dancing

Movie Groups

Christopher Isherwood Adaptations

Synopsis

It is the city of Berlin in 1931, a time when political unrest racks the country, the economy has been destroyed, and millions of unemployed roam the streets. Enter into this chaos an American cabaret dancer, working at the downtown "Kit-Kat club" where anything goes on the stage. Into this young dancer's life come several characters such as a rich German politician, a young Jewish man struggling with his identity, an Englishman teacher from London, and of course the all-knowing, all-seeing Master of Ceremonies.

Rankings Position

#4 Best Musical Movies
#31 Best Movies of the '70s

Awards: 1972: 8 Academy Awards: inc. Best Director, Actress (Minelli), Supp. Actor (Grey). 10 Nom.

1972: 3 Golden Globes, including Best Movie - Comedy or Musical. 9 Nominations

1972: 7 BAFTA Awards: including Best Film and Best Director. 11 Nominations

1972: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director

1972: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Best Adapted Comedy Screenplay

1972: National Board of Review: Best Film

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Critics' reviews

"This holds up as a great musical of style and sleaze. Liza Minnelli and Joel Grey are electrifying; director Bob Fosse's choreography and the camera work are scintillating (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Kim Newman: Empire
"Contrasting the perverse stage show with the terror engulfing the streets, Fosse turns 'Cabaret' into a dark yet gaudy snapshot of an era of the relentless pursuit of pleasure (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

Jamie Russell: BBC
"Superbly choreographed by Fosse, the cabaret numbers evoke the Berlin of 1931 (...) so vividly that only an idiot could fail to perceive that something is rotten in the state of Weimar."

Tom Milne: Time Out
"[Minnelli] gives a whooshing performance as Sally Bowles (...) It's the 'divinely decadent' Kit Kat Klub (...) that is most mesmerising"

Alastair Sooke: Telegraph
"Their film never remotely resembles a remake, it feels original (...) The songs appear entirely 'natural'"

David Benedict: The Guardian
"This is a tremendously effective and affecting adult musical version of writer Christopher Isherwood's Berlin memoirs (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

Tony Sloman: Radio Times
"Cabaret" hold this record: Most Oscar wins (8) without winning Best Picture. It won 8 out of its 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Director and Best Actress (Liza Minnelli), but one of its only two losses turned out to be the top prize, which went to "The Godfather" instead.

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Ranking Lists Position

9 My Favorite Musicals (362)
66 Movies with a Great Female Lead (51)
85 Movies with an Incredible Soundtrack (OST) (140)

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