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Cabaret (1972 film)
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Cabaret is a 1972 American musical drama film directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse from a screenplay by Jay Presson Allen. It is based on the 1966 stage musical by Joe Masteroff and the duo Kander
Theatrical release poster
Theatrical release poster
The character of Sally Bowles was based on Jean Ross, a British cabaret singer with whom Isherwood lived as a roommate in Weimar-era Berlin.
The character of Sally Bowles was based on Jean Ross, a British cabaret singer with whom Isherwood lived as a roommate in Weimar-era Berlin.
Bob Fosse was eager to direct the film after the box office failure of Sweet Charity (1969).
Bob Fosse was eager to direct the film after the box office failure of Sweet Charity (1969).
Newspaper ad for the film
Newspaper ad for the film
Jean Ross
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Jean Iris Ross Cockburn was a British journalist, political activist, and film critic. A devout Stalinist, she became a lifelong member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and she worked as a fil
After spending her childhood in the British protectorate of Egypt, Ross was educated at Leatherhead Court, Surrey.
After spending her childhood in the British protectorate of Egypt, Ross was educated at Leatherhead Court, Surrey.
Writer Christopher Isherwood (left) and his friend W. H. Auden (right)
Writer Christopher Isherwood (left) and his friend W. H. Auden (right)
A parade of Nazi brownshirts in Weimar Berlin in 1932. By the time Ross and Isherwood fled Berlin, these parades had become a regular occurrence.
A parade of Nazi brownshirts in Weimar Berlin in 1932. By the time Ross and Isherwood fled Berlin, these parades had become a regular occurrence.