Synopsis: Just before the Nazis ascend to power in Berlin, Chris, an aspiring novelist from England, meets flamboyant cabaret entertainer Sally Bowles and an unusual friendship is born. As Sally feeds her extravagant tastes, Chris goes along for the ride, until their Jewish pal, Fritz, encounters trouble. Genre: Comedy, Drama Director: Henry Cornelius Top cast: Julie Harris, Laurence Harvey, Shelley Winters, Ron Randell, Lea Seidl, Anton Diffring, Jean Gargoet Per Wikipedia: Although critically unsuccessful upon its release, the film became a smash hit at the 1955 British box office. Long overshadowed by "Cabaret", the 1966 stage and 1972 film adaptation of the same source material, contemporary critics have noted the historic interest of this earlier presentation.