“Cabaret” (1972. USA.) The 1972 musical film “Cabaret” is based on author Christopher Isherwood’s 1939 novel “Goodbye to Berlin,” as well as the 1966 Broadway musical “Cabaret,” and features music and lyrics by queer songwriting duo Kander & Ebb. The novel is largely autobiographical, though many of the names were changed in the film adaptation. The film follows both American performer Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli) and British writer Brian Roberts (Michael York) who live in the same boarding hous