Cabaret
Seen it?1972 | 124 min | Music, Romance, Drama
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (92% on Rotten Tomatoes), it won 8 Oscars, people are still talking about it and it made about 9 times its budget. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Ma Rainey's Black Bottom or Behind the Candelabra, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 4 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Made in 1972: an older pace and style.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
92% on Rotten Tomatoes, 80 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 8 Oscars: Academy Awards: Best Director, Academy Awards: Best Actress, Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor, Academy Awards: Best Art Direction and 4 more. Won 3 Golden Globes: Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Awards: Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Awards: Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. Won 6 BAFTAs: British Academy Film Awards: Best Film, British Academy Film Awards: Best Direction, British Academy Film Awards: Best Actress in a Leading Role, British Academy Film Awards: Best Art Direction and 2 more. Won 1 WGA Award: Writers Guild of America Awards: Best Comedy – Adapted from Another Medium. Also nominated for 2 more Oscars, 4 more Golden Globes and 4 more BAFTAs. Plus 11 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$43 million worldwide on a $5 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 406K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bob Fosse
- Liza MinnelliSally Bowles
- Michael YorkBrian Roberts
- Helmut GriemMaximilian von Heune
- Joel GreyMaster of Ceremonies
- Fritz WepperFritz Wendel
- Marisa BerensonNatalia Landauer
- Elisabeth Neumann-ViertelFräulein Schneider
- Helen VitaFräulein Kost
- Sigrid von RichthofenFräulein Mayr
- Gerd VespermannBobby