a young english man name brian ( michael york and in a character base on christopher isherwood experience ) develop a relationship with a reckless young american girl name sally ( liza minnelli at a wonderful performance to the edge of tragedy ) in berlin during the 30 in which hitler be rise to power and racism and anti semitism and determinedly amoral behavior be grow . theyre both then seduce by a german rich aristocrat name max ( helmut griem ) . meanwhile brian work a english teacher for an elegant young jewish ( marisa berenson ) and his friend fritz wendel ( fritz wippel ) and both of whom fall in love . all the role be link by the kit kat club where perform sally and an androgynous master of ceremony ( joel grey and he deservedly win oscar to best support cast ) . it a magnificent musical drama well set on germany where be increase horror of nazism take place on it grim moment . atmospheric nostalgia piece from the story of christopher isherwood and successfully create a portrait of a nation fall into moral decay . it one of the most perfect example of accurate timing over a sustained period ever put on cinema . this dynamic film pack excellent musical number full of aggression and fire and turn out to be unmissable experience . liza minnelli and michael york and joel grey give the acting of their life . glamorous and evocative cinematography by geoffrey unsworth . base on the john kander hit broadway musical and soundtrack by ralph burn full of classic song . this story be formerly bring to life by henry cornelius ( 1959 ) with laurence harvey ( brian role ) and julie harris ( sally role ) in a good drama no musicalized . ¨cabaret¨ be an impressive picture splendidly direct by bob fosse ( 1927 1987 ) and win three oscar . fosse be a director and actor and choreographer and dancer . he choreograph represent ¨my sister eileen and the pijama game and damn yankees¨ and direct another film with awesome musical sequence such a ¨sweet charity and all that jazz¨ .