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Cabaret

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1993 · 107 min · ★ 8.1 · Romance, Music, Drama

Inside the Kit Kat Club in 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and the lewd Emcee sound the clarion call to decadence, while outside, the Nazi party grows into a brutal force. (Filmed live during the 1993 revival, Sam Mendes' directorial debut takes place at the Donmar Warehouse in London's West End.)

Directed by Sam Mendes · Written by Fred Ebb

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