I Am a Camera (1955)
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.
Director:
Henry Cornelius
Writer:
John Collier
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Julie Harris as Sally Bowles |
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Laurence Harvey as Christopher Isherwood |
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Shelley Winters as Natalia Landauer |
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Ron Randell as Clive Mortimer |
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Lea Seidl as Fräulein Schneider |
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Anton Diffring as Fritz Wendel |
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Jean Gargoet as Pierre |
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Ina De La Haye as Herr Landauer |
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Stanley Maxted as Curtis B. Ryland |
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Frederick Valk as Doctor |
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Tutte Lemkow as Electro-Therapist |
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Patrick McGoohan as Swedish Water Therapist |
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Julia Arnall as Model |
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Harold Siddons as Editor at Party |
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Philip Morant as Editor at Party |
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Jack Healy as Clive (uncredited) |
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Don Koll as Ticket Clerk (uncredited) |
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Gareth Tandy as Boy Finding Sally's Shoe (uncredited) |
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Richard Wattis as Bespectacled Man at Book Launch (uncredited) |
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Clifford A. Pellow as Turk (uncredited) |
| Sound | Malcolm Arnold | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Henry Cornelius | Director |
| Editing | Clive Donner | Editor |
| Writing | John Van Druten | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Christopher Isherwood | Novel |
| Camera | Guy Green | Director of Photography |
| Writing | John Collier | Screenplay |
| Production | John Woolf | Producer |
| Directing | Daphne Frampton | Continuity |
| Writing | Paul Dehn | Lyricist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ida Mills | Hairdresser |
| Sound | E. Law | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Jack Clayton | Associate Producer |
| Directing | James H. Ware | Assistant Director |
| Sound | W. H. Lindop | Sound Recordist |
| Art | William Kellner | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ernest Gasser | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Ralph Maria Siegel | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Norman Warwick | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julia Squire | Costume Supervisor |
| Production | Erica Masters | Production Manager |
| Sound | Muir Mathieson | Music Director |
| Production | Leigh Aman | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rahvis | Costume Designer |