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 . Daughter Nicole Fosse told CNN that when the famed director and choreographer worked , he `` asked people to do something they had never done before . '' `` Cabaret '' won eight Oscars the year `` The Godfather '' was released .
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 .