 Cabaret 1972  PG, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical
Director: Bob Fosse
Cast: Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem, Joel Grey, Fritz Wepper, Marisa Berenson, Elizabeth Neumann-Viertel, Sigrid von Richthofen, Helen Vita, Gerd Vespermann, Ralf Wolter, Georg Hartmann
In 1931 Germany, just before the Nazi take-over, Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli) meets and has an affair with Brian (Michael York). This affair leads to a menage a trois with a German VIP (Helmut Griem). Joel Grey plays the menacing master of ceremonies. The film won eight Academy Awards, including Best Director (Bob Fosse), Best Actress (Liza Minnelli), and Best Supporting Actor (Joel Grey). Two other nominations were received, including Best Picture.
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Le Dernier Combat 1983  R, 92 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
aka: The Last Battle
Director: Luc Besson
Cast: Pierre Jolivet, Jean Bouise, Fritz Wepper, Jean Reno, Christiane Kruger, Maurice Lamy, Petra Muller, Pierre Carrive, Bernard Havet, Michel Doset
Only a few people remain on the devastated Earth after the big war, and those people can't talk. Thus, in Luc Besson's first film, there is no dialog. It is a story of the struggle for survival, shown from the standpoint of "The Man" (Pierre Jolivet). Nicely directed but slow, and the low budget shows.
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 Murder on the Orient Express 2001 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Carl Schenkel
Cast: Alfred Molina, Adam James, Fritz Wepper, Peter Strauss, Meredith Baxter, Leslie Caron, Kai Wiesinger, Amira Casar, Natasha Wightman, Dylan Smith, Tasha de Vasconcelos, David Hunt, Nicolas Chagrin, Jason Croot
This is a made-for-TV movie featuring Agatha Christie's master detective Hercule Poirot (Alfred Molina). Poirot is returning home aboard the Orient Express when an American businessman (Peter Strauss) is discovered murdered in his compartment, and Poirot uses his sleuthing powers to solve the case.
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| 1. Cabaret (1972)
2. Le Dernier Combat (1983)
aka: The Last Battle
3. Murder on the Orient Express (2001)
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