''Cabaret'' (German: ''Kabarett'' or ''Dieses Lied bleibt bei Dir'') is a 1954 West German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Willi Forst Willi Forst, born Wilhelm Anton Frohs (7 April 1903 – 11 August 1980) was an Austrian actor, screenwriter, film director, film producer and singer. As a debonair actor he was a darling of the German-speaking film audiences, as a director, one ...

and starring

Paul Henreid Paul Henreid (November 10, 1908 – March 29, 1992) was an Austrian-British- American actor, director, producer, and writer. He is best remembered for two film roles; Victor Laszlo in '' Casablanca'' and Jerry Durrance in ''Now, Voyager'', ...

Eva Kerbler Eva Kerbler (born 1933) is an Austrian actress. Selected filmography * '' Starfish'' (1952) * '' Hannerl'' (1952) * ''Cabaret'' (1954) * ''Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel ''Columbus Discovers Kraehwinkel'' (german: Columbus entdeckt Krähwinkel) ...

and Fritz Schulz.Bock & Bergfelder p.434 It was shot at the

Bavaria Studios Bavaria Studios are film production studios located in Munich, the capital of the region of Bavaria in Germany, and a subsidiary of Bavaria Film. History The studios were constructed in the suburb of Geiselgasteig in 1919 shortly after the Fir ...

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Willy Schatz Willy Schatz (1903–1976) was a German art director of Baltic German origin. He designed the sets for numerous film productions in post-war West Germany including Fritz Lang's '' The Tiger of Eschnapur'' and '' The Indian Tomb'' in 1959.Langford p ...

and

Werner Schlichting Werner Schlichting (1904–1996) was a German art director who worked on over a hundred films during a lengthy career. He worked on a number of Austrian films including '' The Congress Dances'' and '' The Last Ten Days'' (1955).Fritsche p.253 Sel ...

Cast

as Konrad Hegner *

as Leonie * Fritz Schulz as Conferencier *

Dorit Kreysler Dorit Kreysler (1909–1999) was an Austrian film actress.Goble p.338 Filmography * ''Enjoy Yourselves'' (1934) * ''Mr. Kobin Seeks Adventure'' (1934) * ''Jungfrau gegen Mönch'' (1934) * '' Fresh Wind from Canada'' (1935) * ''A Night on the Dan ...

as Franzi Holm *

Elma Karlowa Elma Karlowa (March 12, 1932 – December 31, 1994) was a Yugoslav film and television actress.Fritsche p.255 Selected filmography * '' Once I Will Return'' (1953) * '' A Child of the Community'' (1953) * '' Guitars of Love'' (1954) * ''Cabaret ...

as Trixie *

Ernst Stankovski Ernst Stankovski (16 June 1928 – 26 January 2022) was an Austrian actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films since 1949. Stankovski died in Klosterneuburg on 26 January 2022, at the age of 93. Selected filmography Television Series ...

as Karl Haller * Nicole Heesters as Valerie *

Paula Braend Paula Braend (1905–1989) was a German actress.http://www.volkstheater-fan.de/actors/paula_braend.php Paula Braend Selected filmography * '' A Heart Beats for You'' (1949) * '' After the Rain Comes Sunshine'' (1949) *'' Die Alm an der Grenze' ...

as Die junge Isolde * Gretl Fröhlich as Die alte Isolde * Edith Schollwer as Baronin Solms *

Melanie Horeschowsky Melanie Horeschowsky (1901–1983) was an Austrian stage, film and television actress.Giesen p.228 Selected filmography * '' The Prodigal Son'' (1934) * '' Der Kaiser von Kalifornien'' (1936) * '' Another World'' (1937) * ''Clarissa'' (1941) * ' ...

as Frau Hugl *

Friedrich Domin Friedrich Domin (15 May 1902 – 18 December 1961) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1939 and 1961. He was born in Beuthen, Germany (now Bytom, Poland) and died in Munich, Germany. Selected filmography * '' ...

as Paul Lincke *

Leopold Hainisch Leopold Hainisch (1891–1979) was an Austrian actor and film director.Mitchell p.148 Selected filmography Actor * ''Ulli und Marei'' (1948) * ''Viennese Girls'' (1949) – Karl Haslinger * ''Cabaret'' (1954) – Leopold Holzinger * ''Walking Bac ...

as Leopold Holzinger * Charles Regnier as Musik-Kritiker

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael and Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1954 films West German films German drama films 1954 drama films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Willi Forst Films shot at Bavaria Studios 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub