Liza Minnelli,
Michael York,
Joel Grey,
Helmut Griem,
Marisa Berenson
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Originally a 1966 Broadway musical, this groundbreaking Bob Fosse musical was in turn based on Christopher Isherwood's Goodbye to Berlin, previously dramatized for stage and screen as I Am a Camera wi... read more
Directed by: Bob Fosse, Sameh Abdel Aziz
Release Date: February 13, 1972
Keywords:
musical numbers,
liza minnelli,
joel grey,
michael york,
bob fosse,
Liza Minnelli ,
Michael York ,
Joel Grey ,
Bob Fosse
DVD Release Date: April 28, 1998
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December 28, 2010Life is a cabaret, mien herr! This musical about a cabaret performer and her lovers was perfect for the 70s. I especially love York's performance in the movie. This is a great film.
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December 16, 2010Cabaret is just alright. Not really being a fan of musicals I'm slightly weirded out that I was entertained most by the grotesque musical numbers. The story got old once Liza Minnelli's charm wore off after the first hour but the Nazi storyline (and "Tomorrow Belongs To Me") and ... read more
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August 2, 2010Liza is Sally, and thousands of actresses are trying to prove they can play the part as well. The film is wonderfully adapted from the musical, and very true in its message.
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October 4, 2009well made and fairly intriguing, but empty at the same time making this a film that for me falls far below its reputation.
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August 25, 2009omg I just realized I havent reviewed this yet! I love this movie! Joel Grey, Michel York, and esecially LIZA MINNELLI! I just love her! I would really like to see this on broadway! I just love Lizas style in the movie its great!. Amazing moive. Go see it!
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June 24, 2009Somewhat overrated musical drama set in decadent Berlin before the rise of the Nazis under Adolf Hitler. Liza Minnelli is a standout as Miss Sally Bowles, a flamboyant American singer at the Kit Kat Klub. Flashy musical numbers are the highlight of the film, and personify the e... read more
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May 26, 2008Holy Jesus was I scared when that Nazi started singing "Tomorrow Belongs to Me". This movie is EPIC, man. Fosse chose for his cast the most netherworldly looking people possible, from Liza Minnelli's bulbous eyes to Joel Grey's scary-ass EVERYTHING to Michael York's interesting s... read more
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March 1, 2008Cabaret is a beautiful piece of film making and not to mention directing.
Liza won the Oscar that year, and she deserved it...how Fosse got that performance out of her I'll never know.
Also, hands down one of the scariest pieces of cinema ever created is in this film. When a gr... read more -
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July 7, 2007A fun visit to Berlin leading up to World War II.
I thought the music and performances were okay, but sometimes bordered annoying with the witty M.C. Joel Gray.
Liza Minelli and Michael York were a great pair of... friends. They had a very interesting visit out to Max's cou... read more
Critic Reviews
August 12, 2008
Jay Cocks, TIME Magazine
June 27, 2007
Variety Staff, Variety
The screenplay, which never seems to talk down to an audience while at the same time making its candid points with tasteful emphasis, returns the story to a variety of settings. Full Review
June 27, 2007
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Whatever this 1972 feature is, it's entertaining and stylish, though maybe not quite as serious as it wants to be. Full Review
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
...the context of Germany on the eve of the Nazi ascent to power makes the entire musical into an unforgettable cry of despair. Full Review
May 21, 2003
Roger Greenspun, New York Times
Everybody in Cabaret is very fine, and meticulously chosen for type, down to the last weary transvestite and to the least of the bland, blond open-faced Nazis in the background. Full Review
January 4, 2010
Sierra Filucci, Common Sense Media
Influential '70s musical features sex and mature themes. Full Review
July 22, 2009
S. James Wegg, JWR
Let's just say it: the best thing going in director Bob Fosse's tour de force is Joel Grey. As the Master of Ceremonies at the infamous Berlin Kit-Kat club, Grey steals every scene he's in and makes u... Full Review
April 20, 2008
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
simply masterful in every way
October 25, 2007
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com
A great classic film.
January 11, 2007
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
After a decade of stagnant musicals, Bob Fosse reenergizes the genre with a dazzling, intelligent, and socially conscious musical more reflective of the zeitgeist of the 1970s--Liza Minnelli and Joel ... Full Review
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