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Michael York | ... | ||
Helmut Griem | ... | ||
Joel Grey | ... |
The Master Of Ceremonies /
Master of Ceremonies
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Fritz Wepper | ... | ||
Marisa Berenson | ... | ||
Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel | ... | ||
Helen Vita | ... |
Fraulein Kost
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Sigrid von Richthofen | ... |
Fraulein Mayr
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Gerd Vespermann | ... |
Bobby
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Ralf Wolter | ... |
Herr Ludwig
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Georg Hartmann | ... |
Willi
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Ricky Renée | ... |
Elke
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Estrongo Nachama | ... |
Cantor
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Kathryn Doby | ... |
Kit-Kat Dancer
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Cambridge University student Brian Roberts arrives in Berlin in 1931 to complete his German studies. Without much money, he plans on making a living teaching English while living in an inexpensive rooming house, where he befriends another of the tenants, American Sally Bowles. She is outwardly a flamboyant, perpetually happy person who works as a singer at the decadent Kit Kat Klub, a cabaret styled venue. Sally's outward façade is matched by that of the Klub, overseen by the omnipresent Master of Ceremonies. Sally draws Brian into her world, and initially wants him to be one of her many lovers, until she learns that he is a homosexual, albeit a celibate one. Among their other friends are his students, the poor Fritz Wendel, who wants to be a gigolo to live a comfortable life, and the straight-laced and beautiful Natalia Landauer, a Jewish heiress. Fritz initially sees Natalia as his money ticket, but eventually falls for her. However Natalia is suspect of his motives and cannot ... Written by Huggo
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