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Cabaret

Warner / Year: 1972

DVD 40th Anniv More Info 40th Anniversary Region Code: 1 UPC: 883929265992 Catalog #: DV12147603 Languages: English (Primary)	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$13.49 (10% off) List Price: $14.99
Blu-ray Blu-ray Book More Info Blu-ray & Book Region Code: 1 UPC: 883929266036 Catalog #: DB12147604 Languages: English (Primary)	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$25.19 (10% off) List Price: $27.99

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Synopsis

Critically-acclaimed at the time of its release, this outstanding musical about hedonism in 1920s Berlin and the rise of Nazism stars Liza Minnelli (in arguably her best film role) as the inimitable Sally Bowles, a nightclub singer who strikes up an affair with a bisexual Brit. Bob Fosse's direction was never better.

3 Reasons To buy this film

If you've never squeezed yourself into a flapper dress and belted out "Life is a cabaret, old chum, come to the cabaret" in your best Liza impression, you're seriously missing out.
Joel Grey was pretty much born to play the emcee.
It's that rare musical that blends show-stopping glitz with an important social and historical message.

Review

Classic musical based on gay writer Christopher Isherwood's autobiographical novel Berlin Stories.

Fosse's splashy musical adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's Berlin Stories of 1930s Berlin stars an effervescent Liza Minnelli as nightclub singer and carefree bohemian Sally Bowles and Michael York as Isherwood's alter ego Brian Roberts. Brian's bisexuality is touched upon (although a bit too evasively) when he and Sally meet the wealthy, debonair Maximilian (Helmut Griem). The musical numbers performed at the Kit Kat Klub are just some of the film's rousing highlights, a collection of great songs belted by both Minnelli and Academy Award winner Grey as the devilishly cynical Master of Ceremonies.

Product Format Information

DVD : $13.49 (40th Anniversary)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 883929265992
Catalog #: DV12147603

Studio : Warner

Languages: English (Primary)
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen

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Blu-ray : $25.19 (Blu-ray & Book)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 883929266036
Catalog #: DB12147604

Studio : Warner

Languages: English (Primary)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77, Widescreen
Features:
Booklet: 40 page Blu-ray book full of photos, the history of the musical and more!

Keywords

Berlin, Gay, Musical, Nazi, TLA Favorites

Genres

Drama, Gay/Lesbian, Music

Customer Reviews

DON'T BUY THIS DVD!

JohnnyAisle wrote on 08/13/2006:

If you own a widescreen T.V. or plan to one day, DO NOT BY THIS DVD! It is definitely mislabled. It proports to be "Enhanced for Widescreen TVs" (Anamorphic Widescreen), and it definitely is not! And the picture quality on a widescreen television is abysmal! I'm returning my copy and insisting on a refund!

0 (No Stars) Good Musical - Bad DVD

hueyd3 (hughdrummond@bellsouth.net) wrote on 04/04/2004:

This DVD is represented to be Enhanced for Widescreen which it is not. Warner Brothers has cashed in on the success of Chicago by repackaging their previous edition of Cabaret in a new jacket design, however, nothing has changed. The picture quality is great if you are watching a small screen television but when watching it on a widescreen, the picture is downright lousy not to mention the sound ain't that fabulous either. Warner's promised us a special edition and gave us nothing for our money. They just didn't deliver on their promise. I feel ripped off.

Probably my favorite movie musical

silvertron (silvertron@aol.com) wrote on 06/05/2003:

This was an amazing film. Probably my favorite movie musical of all time. But musical or not, it was a great movie. Liza Minelli and Michael York are perfect for their roles, and this is a rare musical where the characters and story comes first. The songs--which include "Money, Money," "Maybe This Time," and of course "Cabaret--are pretty great as well. I also enjoyed the extras on the DVD--interviews and test footage.