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Cabaret

Movie · 1972 · 124 min

A dazzling, decadent musical that seduces you with cabaret numbers while a chilling political darkness creeps in around the edges.

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1972 film by Bob Fosse
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Class
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Year
1972
Runtime
124 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • politics
  • betrayal
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour5
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, musical, LGBTQ-related
Directed by
Bob Fosse
Written by
Jay Presson Allen, John Van Druten
Starring
Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Joel Grey, Marisa Berenson, Fritz Wepper, Helmut Griem, Ralf Wolter, Helen Vita
Music
John Kander, Fred Ebb
Cinematography
Geoffrey Unsworth
Runtime
124 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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