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I Am a Camera (1955)
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Julie Harris
repeats her stage portrayal of the irrepressible Sally Bowles in John Van Druten's I Am a Camera. Set in pre-Hitler Berlin, the film details the curious, chaste relationship between Sally, an entertainer at a bawdy nightclub, and fledgling writer
Christopher Isherwood
(Lawrence Harvey).
Shelley Winters
co-stars as Natalia Landauer, whose impending marriage to a wealthy young Jewish man is imperiled by the anti-Semitism which envelops Berlin as the Nazis gain political power. If all this sounds familiar to you, it is because I Am a Camera is the non-musical precursor to the Broadway musical hit
Cabaret
. Both properties were based on Christopher Isherwood's Berlin Stories. Those familiar with the film version of
Cabaret
will notice that certain plot elements have been watered down in
Camera
. Examples: Isherwood's homosexuality is left unmentioned, save for Lawrence Harvey's opaque opening comment that he is "a confirmed bachelor;" and Sally Bowles' third-act abortion is changed into a false-alarm pregnancy. Also,
Julie Harris
' dynamic but rather overbaked interpretation of Sally is not nearly as memorable as Liza Minelli's Oscar-winning interpretation of the character in
Cabaret
. Still, I Am a Camera is well directed and deftly adapted for the screen (by John Collier); and even taking into consideration Ms. Harris' hamminess, she remains one of the most fascinating stage personalities of the mid-20th century. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Cast
Anton Diffring
Fritz Wendel
Jean Gargoet
Pierre
Stanley Maxted
American Editor
Andre Mikhelson
Head Waiter
Ron Randell
Clive
Lea Seidl
Frau Schneider
Shelley Winters
Natalie Landauer
Laurence Harvey
Christopher Isherwood
Ina DeLa Haye
Herr Landauer
Alexis Bobrinskoy
Proprietor
Julie Harris
Sally Bowles
Production Crew
William Kellner
Art Director
Guy Green
Cinematographer
Malcolm Arnold
Composer (Music Score)
Henry Cornelius
Director
Clive Donner
Editor
Muir Mathieson
Musical Direction/Supervision
John van Druten
Play Author
Jack Clayton
Producer
Christopher Isherwood
Screenwriter
John Collier
Screenwriter
Ralph Maria Siegel
Songwriter
Year: 1955
Runtime: 99
Country: UK
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature
Genre
Comedy Drama
Produced by
British Lion Films
Distributors Corporation of America
Romulus Films
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