Cabaret
1972 American musical film by Bob Fosse · Released February 13, 1972
Cabaret is a 1972 American musical drama film directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse from a screenplay by Jay Presson Allen. It is based on the 1966 stage musical by Joe Masteroff (book) and the duo Kander and Ebb (music), which in turn was based on the 1951 play I Am a Camera by John Van Druten and the 1939 novel Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood. It stars Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Marisa Berenson, and Joel Grey. The film won eight Academy Awards, including Best Director for Fosse, Best Actress for Minnelli, and Best Supporting Actor for Grey.
Cast ages at release (February 13, 1972)
- Liza Minnelli, as Sally Bowles: 25
- Michael York, as Brian Roberts: 29
- Joel Grey, as Master of Ceremonies: 39
- Fritz Wepper, as Fritz Wendel: 30
- Helmut Griem, as Baron Maximilian von Heune: 39
- Marisa Berenson, as Natalia Landauer: 24
- Ralf Wolter, as Herr Ludwig: 45
- Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel, as Fräulein Schneider: 71
- Helen Vita, as Fräulein Kost: 43
- Sigrid von Richthofen, as Fräulein Mayr: 73
- Gerd Vespermann, as Bobby: 45
- Ricky Renée, as Elke: 42
- Estrongo Nachama, as Cantor: 53
- Pierre Franckh, as Nazi with Collecting Box: 18
- Oliver Collignon, as Blonde Boy Singer: 15
- Mark Lambert, as Hitler Youth Singer: 20