Isherwood's Cabaret
The first of a series of six films which deals with artists or works which have particularly caught the imagination of the public, looks at Christopher Isherwood and his most famous character, the innocent, decadent, Sally Bowles. Turned into a play and a film under the title I Am a Camera, starring Julie Harris ,
Sally Bowles eventually became the heroine of the phenomenally successful musical Cabaret. Isherwood. talks frankly about the original Sally and his relationship to her and his life in pre-Hitler Berlin 40 years ago. With Julie Harris
Film editor JOHN NEEDHAM
Executive producer MIKE WOOLLER JULIAN JEBB