two of the most successful movie musical adapt from broadway show be the sound of music and cabaret . of course what could maria von trapp and sally bowles possibly have in common and other than the time they live in and how they deal with them . cabaret take place at the tail end of the weimar republic era a sally and her crowd party on while germany be surrender it freedom to an authoritarian mind party and it leader . liza minnelli be sally bowles in what be her career screen role . with the fade away of the musical genre and we do not get to see liza minnelli too often a a singer so be grateful that cabaret be record and popularly available . her role also call for a great actress as well and so small wonder she win an oscar in 1972 a best actress . her award be one of eight that cabaret receive . cabaret ran for 1165 performance from 1966 to 1969 on broadway and it be reverse there in term of cast . on stage it be an english woman and an american man expatriate it weimar berlin and star jill haworth and bert convy . michael york take the role of the rather naive young man who while rent a room and fall in with liza minnelli and her hedonistic lifestyle . repeat his role a the cabaret emcee be joel grey who be the best supporting actor for 1972. i think it would have almost be impossible to do a film version of cabaret without grey . he one fey and evil man who be quite willing to adapt to the new germany . my guess be he find a boyfriend later on in ernest roehm sa and later pay dear for it and either kill during the night of the long knife or die in one of the camp . i have always love the contrast between the von trapp family who saw what be come to austria and take measure to flee and sally bowles who keep on in her word and go like elsie . york could see what be come as do many others in her crowd . one can only hope she do eventually . liza minnelli best song be one especially write for the screen version by songwriter john kander and fred ebb . with all the award cabaret won and amazingly that maybe this time do not even rate a nomination for best original song . in an era when good film song be at a premium and that be inexcusable . one other comparison with sound of music . the song sung by the young aryan pure german and tomorrow belongs to me be a frightening number . i could see young rolf who become a nazi while court the von trapp eldest be part of that . cabaret be a film guarantee to last forever and something that will never date and something we always have to be remind about .