Cabaret

PG

Released Feb 13, 1972

2h 4m

Musical

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87%

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25,000+ Ratings

In Berlin in 1931, American cabaret singer Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli) meets British academic Brian Roberts (Michael York), who is finishing his university studies. Despite Brian's confusion over his sexuality, the pair become lovers, but the arrival of the wealthy and decadent playboy Maximilian von Heune (Helmut Griem) complicates matters for them both. This love triangle plays out against the rise of the Nazi party and the collapse of the Weimar Republic.

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Critics Consensus

Great performances and evocative musical numbers help Cabaret secure its status as a stylish, socially conscious classic.

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Guy Lodge

Film of the Week

It’s hard to believe it’s half a century since Cabaret first sashayed into cinemas: in look, sound and sensibility, it still feels fresh and daring, expanding the possibilities of what musicals can do and say at every turn.

May 31, 2022

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

It repeatedly castigates political complacency and boasts one of the most chilling camera movements in cinema history...

Rated: 5/5

May 6, 2022

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

The music is great, yes, but it is the themes at the center of Isherwoods remembrances that hold the most power.

Rated: 4/4

Mar 3, 2022

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Gary Jane Hoisington

Gay Community News (Boston)

As presented, Cabaret is something else again: a pretentious, bad musical.

Sep 10, 2022

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Taylor Baker

Drink in the Movies

Episode 39: Ma / The Souvenir / Lenny / Cabaret

Rated: 90/100

Oct 4, 2021

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Michelle Orange

4Columns

I was an instant convert to Fosse's Cabaret: it was and is nothing but the movie for me. It concentrates Fosse's interest in stories about style-its power to define and transform, to dominate and subdue.

Sep 18, 2020

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Kim P

If Grey or Minelli aren't onstage, it's a snoozefest.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/08/24

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eabate3

One of the best movie musicals of all time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/01/23

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AB L

Fosse guts the original musical, but not without good reason (in short, the cuts and changes make it all more cinematic). One of the few successful anti-musical musicals.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/31/23

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Jordi H

Absolutely the best musical ever. I must confess a personal preference: I like musical numbers performed where they make sense, not people all of a sudden breaking into song and dance in ridiculous places. Liza Minelli was at the same time brash, tender and vulnerable, made me want to protect her. And the scene at the beer park was one of the most powerful (and scary) that I've seen. I was not surprised to learn that neo-nazi groups have adopted it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/21/23

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Adam S

The club scenes are quite good, especially those with Joel Grey. The rest of the film seems like scenes in search of a story.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/10/23

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Janis A

While the cast was solid, the film is not nearly as good as the stage version (particularly the 2021 London production directed by Rebecca Frecknall). The movie omits one of the best story lines and fails to build enough tension of the approaching Nazi regime. It also does not develop its characters as well.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/28/23

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Bob Fosse

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Liza Minnelli

Sally Bowles

Joel Grey

Master of Ceremonies

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Brian Roberts

Helmut Griem

Maximilian von Heune

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Synopsis

In Berlin in 1931, American cabaret singer Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli) meets British academic Brian Roberts (Michael York), who is finishing his university studies. Despite Brian's confusion over his sexuality, the pair become lovers, but the arrival of the wealthy and decadent playboy Maximilian von Heune (Helmut Griem) complicates matters for them both. This love triangle plays out against the rise of the Nazi party and the collapse of the Weimar Republic.

Director: Bob Fosse
Producer: Cy Feuer
Screenwriter: Christopher Isherwood, John Van Druten, Joe Masteroff, Jay Presson Allen
Distributor: Warner Home Vídeo, Allied Artists Pictures
Production Co: American Broadcasting Company (ABC), ABC Circle Films
Rating: PG
Genre: Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 13, 1972, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2008
Runtime: 2h 4m
Sound Mix: Surround

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