
Film
Cabaret
1972· PG· 2h 4m· Drama· Music· Romance
“Life is a Cabaret.”
Set in the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, Bob Fosse's "Cabaret" weaves a tapestry of hedonism and political upheaval. Sally Bowles, a spirited American performer played by Liza Minnelli, navigates the club's smoky cabarets and the encroaching shadow of Nazism. Amidst the decadence, an ambiguous emcee, portrayed by Joel Grey, orchestrates a spectacle that blurs the lines between artifice and reality, as the city's nightlife serves as a foil to the ominous rise of fascism.
1972-02-13
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorBob Fosse
ScreenplayJay Presson Allen
ProducerCy Feuer
Director of PhotographyGeoffrey Unsworth
Original Music ComposerJohn Kander
EditorDavid Bretherton
Full cast & crew (24 cast · 35 crew)
Details
Released1972-02-13
Runtime2h 4m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosAllied Artists Pictures · ABC Pictures · Bavaria Film
Budget$5M
Box office$43M
LanguagesGerman · French · Hebrew · English
CountriesGermany · United States of America
Rating7.4/10 · 992 votes
Original languageen
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