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Summary
Just before the Nazis ascend to power in Berlin, Chris, an aspiring novelist from England, meets flamboyant cabaret entertainer Sally Bowles and an unusual friendship is born. As Sally feeds her extravagant tastes, Chris goes along for the ride, until their Jewish pal, Fritz, encounters trouble.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 49GoodWatch 53
IMDb6.3
Audience score35%
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for dramas, −11 min on the typical 109
typical 10998Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 3 more
Released
1955
July 21, 1955
71 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
and 9 more20 people
- Julie HarrisSally Bowles
- Laurence HarveyChristopher Isherwood
- Shelley WintersNatalia Landauer
- Ron RandellClive Mortimer
- LSLea SeidlFräulein Schneider
- Anton DiffringFritz Wendel
- JGJean GargoetPierre
- Ina De La HayeHerr Landauer
- Stanley MaxtedCurtis B. Ryland
- Frederick ValkDoctor
Tutte LemkowElectro-Therapist
Patrick McGoohanSwedish Water Therapist
Julia ArnallModel- HSHarold SiddonsEditor at Party
- PMPhilip MorantEditor at Party
- JHJack HealyClive (uncredited)
- DKDon KollTicket Clerk (uncredited)
- GTGareth TandyBoy Finding Sally's Shoe (uncredited)
Richard WattisBespectacled Man at Book Launch (uncredited)- CAClifford A. PellowTurk (uncredited)
Directing · 3
- Henry Cornelius Director
- James H. Ware Assistant Director
- Daphne Frampton Continuity
Writing · 4
- John Collier Screenplay
- Christopher Isherwood Novel
- Paul Dehn Lyricist
- John Van Druten Theatre Play
Production · 4
- John Woolf Producer
- Jack Clayton Associate Producer
- Leigh Aman Production Manager
- Erica Masters Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Guy Green Director of Photography
- Norman Warwick Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Clive Donner Editor
Sound · 5
- Malcolm Arnold Original Music Composer
- Ralph Maria Siegel Original Music Composer
- Muir Mathieson Music Director
- W. H. Lindop Sound Recordist
- E. Law Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- William Kellner Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Ernest Gasser Makeup Artist
- Ida Mills Hairdresser
- Rahvis Costume Designer
- Julia Squire Costume Supervisor
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