Cabaret

1972 · directed by Bob Fosse

Rating

89/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

AFI 100

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.

Cabaret (1972), directed by Bob Fosse, rates 89/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Liza Minnelli
• Michael York
• Helmut Griem
• Joel Grey
• Fritz Wepper
• Marisa Berenson
• Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel
• Helen Vita
• Sigrid von Richthofen
• Gerd Vespermann

Crew

• Geoffrey Unsworth — Director of Photography
• David Bretherton — Editor
• John Kander — Original Music Composer
• Jay Presson Allen — Screenplay

More from Bob Fosse

1. All That Jazz (1979) — 92/100 · hit
2. Lenny (1974) — 74/100
3. Star 80 (1983) — 69/100
4. Sweet Charity (1969) — 68/100

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