i have just see this delightful classic again after many year and the next to last film direct by henry cornelius and who die three year later at the age of only 45 ( the same age at which the film male star larry harvey be also to die in 1973 ) . three future director be in the crew represent jack clayton ( associate producer ) and guy green ( cinematographer ) and and clive donner ( editor ) . this film be base upon the autobiographical story goodbye to berlin by the well know british author christopher isherwood and which be first turn into a play by john van druten and then make into this film and then turn into a musical and cabaret and and finally film a cabaret and which bring the amazing liza minelli to world attention and with her voice which can shatter a glass at the distance of a mile . isherwood appear a a character in the film under his own name . he be gay and but in those day that be illegal and could land him in prison and so he disguise his proclivity under the description of be what he call a confirmed bachelor . this be the key to his platonic relationship with the wildly eccentric and wacky and promiscuous and ever cheerful and thoroughly unique character whom he call sally bowles . the portrait of sally bowles in this film be a tour de force by the young julie harris and who sweep every scene into a magical and captivate web of sparkle personal charm . what a vehicle for an actress with plenty of charm of her own . it be one of the great cinematic performance of the 1950s . isherwood be play to perfection by the young lawrence harvey and in a finely judge performance which never allow the comedy to go over the edge and and even the moment of farce bordering on slapstick remain somehow almost believable . larry be so funny at portray a wimpish hypochondriac . what an irony and consider the total lack of hypochondria show by his bravery and stoicism in the last year of his life a he die from terminal stomach cancer and behave with such dignity and lack of complaint . i know him well in the last three year or so and and he be a generous and warm and and modest person . he adore his little girl domino and now ala also tragically dead . this film be his fine early performance and to be follow by his spectacular work in room at the top ( 1959 ) and summer and smoke ( 1961 ) and the manchurian candidate ( 1962 ) . larry be often undervalue in his lifetime because he be too handsome and be often cast a a cad and and glamour boy be not always accept a good actor and but many of the fine actress play opposite him and and they be in no doubt of his ability and and he be a strong lead in many of the most important film of his time . if he have live beyond middle age and he would have go from strength to strength and become a grand old man of the screen . sit in his house in hampstead one day and he give me a glass of his usual white wine from a huge barrel which he have bring from some foreign cellar . i say he always give me such delicious wine and what be it . he proudly answer that it be a sancerre which he have choose himself at the vineyard in france and have ship over specially . he then add with extreme wistfulness represent you know and i have be wait for four year for someone to comment on it and ask me what it be and and you be the first person who have ever do so . what matter to him be to be recognise for have taste in wine and and his more glamorous friend have deny him that satisfaction . in this film and anton diffring give a touching early performance a an earnest young man ( later he be to have to play nazi officer far too much and poor fellow ) and and the young shelley winter play a rich german jewish girl and in her usual noisy but effective manner and but it be not too difficult and a she be a noisy jewish girl herself anyway . this film have such an air of joie de vivre about it and that it be pure delight .