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Cabaret
1972
· Movie
· 124 min
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #432
- IMDb #613
- Google retired #1306
- Rotten Tomatoes #602
- Metacritic #591
- Letterboxd #258
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #815
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #913
- Metacritic Audience #661
- Criticker #449
- Douban #155
- Kinopoisk #333
- AlloCiné #754
- Trakt #1109
Every rating
65–92
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 65, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92.
See the most agreed on films →In the declining years of the Weimar Republic, a American cabaret singer performs at a decadent nightclub in Berlin. She becomes romantically involved with a charming English academic and befriends a wealthy German playboy, all while the ominous rise of the Nazi Party casts an increasingly dark shadow over their lives of pleasure and political apathy. The glamorous and seedy world of the Kit Kat Club provides a stark contrast to the gathering storm outside.
Details
- Director
- Bob Fosse
- Writer
- Jay Presson Allen
- Based on
- Cabaret
- Released
- 13 February 1972
- Country
- Germany, United States
- Language
- English, German, Hebrew, French
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $4.6M
- Box office
- $42.8M
- Awards
- 35 wins, 13 nominations
This title elsewhere
Cast
Full cast (24) →
Awards & nominations
See all 48 →12 major awards won · 35 wins from 48 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Director | Bob Fosse | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Actress | Liza Minnelli | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Supporting Actor | Joel Grey | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Rolf Zehetbauer ; Set Decoration: Herbert Strabel | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Cinematography | Geoffrey Unsworth | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Film Editing | David Bretherton | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score | Ralph Burns | Winner |
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Sound | Robert Knudson and David Hildyard | Winner |
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Academy Awards
10 nominations, 8 won
| Best Actress | Liza Minnelli | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Hans Jürgen Kiebach and Rolf Zehetbauer ; Set Decoration: Herbert Strabel | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Geoffrey Unsworth | Winner |
| Best Director | Bob Fosse | Winner |
| Best Film Editing | David Bretherton | Winner |
| Best Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score | Ralph Burns | Winner |
| Best Sound | Robert Knudson and David Hildyard | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Joel Grey | Winner |
| Best Picture | Cy Feuer | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Jay Presson Allen | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
9 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Liza Minnelli | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Joel Grey | Winner |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Bob Fosse | Nominee |
| Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Money, Money" Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb | Nominee |
| Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "Mein Herr" Music by John Kander ; Lyrics by Fred Ebb | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Jay Presson Allen | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture | Marisa Berenson | Nominee |
| Most Promising Newcomer – Female | Marisa Berenson | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Comedy – Adapted from Another Medium | Jay Presson Allen | Winner |
Directors Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Bob Fosse | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
11 nominations, 7 won
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Liza Minnelli | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Rolf Zehetbauer | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Geoffrey Unsworth | Winner |
| Best Direction | Bob Fosse | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Soundtrack | David Hildyard, Robert Knudson, and Arthur Piantadosi | Winner |
| Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles | Joel Grey | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Marisa Berenson | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Charlotte Flemming | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | David Bretherton | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Jay Presson Allen | Nominee |
National Board of Review Awards
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Director | Bob Fosse | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Joel Grey | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Marisa Berenson | Winner |
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
David di Donatello Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Foreign Actress | Liza Minnelli | Winner |
| Best Foreign Director | Bob Fosse | Winner |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Edited Feature Film | David Bretherton | Winner |
Belgian Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Prix | Winner |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Non-European Film | Bob Fosse | Winner |
British Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature Film | Geoffrey Unsworth | Winner |
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Joel Grey | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Joel Grey | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Hall of Fame: Productions | Winner |
Sant Jordi Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Performance in a Foreign Film | Liza Minnelli | Winner |