The cast of the 1972 film `` Cabaret '' reunites for `` 40th anniversary '' screening . A new documentary about the making of the movie and its stars is being screened at a special event in New York on Saturday night to mark 40 years since it was released. Favoring gritty realism , director Bob Fosse did n't like actors to burst spontaneously into song . `` Cabaret '' won eight Oscars the year `` The Godfather '' was released .
The cast of the 1972 film `` Cabaret '' reunites for `` 40th anniversary '' screening . Joel Grey as emcee : `` I somehow felt empowered to make him even darker ( than onstage ) '' Favoring gritty realism , director Bob Fosse did n't like actors to burst spontaneously into song . `` Cabaret '' won eight Oscars the year `` The Godfather '' was released .