Cabaret
Drama, Musical
Warner Bros.  (1972) 124 mins PG

7.8 (14,663 votes)
Life is a cabaret.

Sally Bowles, an American singer in 1930s Berlin, fall in love with bi-sexual Brian. They are both then seduced by Helmut, a rich playboy. Sally becomes pregnant, and Brian offers to marry her... All the characters are linked by the Kit-Kat club, a nightspot where Sally sings....

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Cast and Crew
Michael York  ......  Brian Roberts
Liza Minnelli  ......  Sally Bowles
Marisa Berenson  ......  Natalia Landauer
Joel Grey  ......  Master of Ceremonies
Helmut Griem  ......  Maximilian von Heune
Fritz Wepper  ......  Fritz Wendel
Director  .....  Bob Fosse
Producer  .....  Cy Feuer; Harold Nebenzal
Writer  .....  Jay Presson Allen; Joe Masteroff; John Van Druten
Notes
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The movie is set in 1931, but Bryan and Sally stroll down the street with defaced election posters in the background from the Presidential elections of 1932. (more)

Trivia:
Five songs from the original Broadway production did not make it into the movie as "performed" songs, but appear as background music. On Brian's arrival, Sally prepares two Prairie Oysters and puts on a record, which turns out to be "Don't Tell Mama". When Sally tries to seduce Brian and she brings in the gramophone, the song is "It Couldn't Please Me More". This song, once again on gramophone, reappears when Sally is packing for Africa. In the parlor as Sally prepares to leave for dinner with her father, the song being played on the piano is "Married". This song makes a reprise when Sally and Brian talk about getting married, this time on the gramophone in German ("Heiraten") sung by 'GRETA KELLER' . This German version also appears in the park and at the train station. When Max, Brian and Sally have lunch at the fancy restaurant, a small ensemble is playing "Sitting Pretty", which is also heard on the gramophone at Max's estate, when they are dancing. When Brian and Fritz walk into the parlor together and the other tenants are talking about the Nazis, the background music (although faint and barely recognizable) is the song "So What". (more)

Filming Locations:
Alter Bahnhof, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (more)

Quotes:
Brian: Sally is rather knowledgeable in these areas.
Fritz: You do what Sally says, you end up I think in prison.
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Awards:
Won 8 Oscars. Another 23 wins & 13 nominations (more)