Screen Queens: Cabaret (15) (1972)

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1972. Director: Bob Fosse. Runtime: 118min.

Screen Queens Season: Four legendary stars, four landmark birthdays and four films guaranteed to lift the spirits. Celebrate the class of ’46 with a run of big-screen favourites featuring four trailblazing, talented and tenacious women: Cher, Liza Minnelli, Dolly Parton and Susan Sarandon. Raise a glass to these eighty-year-old icons at our celebratory season bringing together beloved musicals, sharp comedy, unforgettable drama and feel-good hits. Great stars and great films never go out of style!

Cabaret (1972) follows the intertwined lives of an American cabaret singer, a British academic, and a wealthy playboy in 1931 Berlin, set against the growing shadow of Nazism. With musical numbers confined mainly to the decadent Kit Kat Klub, Bob Fosse’s film blends dazzling performances with a sobering political undercurrent.