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World War II Morocco springs to life in Michael Curtiz's (THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, YANKEE DOODLE DANDY) classic love story. Colorful characters abound in Casablanca, a waiting room for Europeans trying to escape Hitler's war-torn Europe. Humphrey Bogart plays Richard "Rick" Blaine... More World War II Morocco springs to life in Michael Curtiz's (THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, YANKEE DOODLE DANDY) classic love story. Colorful characters abound in Casablanca, a waiting room for Europeans trying to escape Hitler's war-torn Europe. Humphrey Bogart plays Richard "Rick" Blaine, a cynical but good-hearted American whose caf? is the gathering place for everyone from the French Police to the black market to the Nazis. When his long-lost love, Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), surfaces in Casablanca with her Resistance leader husband, Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), Rick is pulled into both a love triangle and a web of political intrigue. Ilsa and Victor need to escape from Casablanca, and Rick may be the only one who can help them. The question is, will he? <br> <br> Top-notch performances include Claude Rains as the chief of the French police and the major authority figure in Unoccupied France, Peter Lorre as the doomed Senor Ugarte, Sydney Greenstreet as Senor Ferrari, and Dooley Wilson as Rick's loyal fri... Minimize |
| Key Information | ||
| Directors | Michael Curtiz | |
| Stars | Humphrey Bogart | |
| Actors | John Qualen | |
| Genre | Dramas | |
| Subgenre | Suspense • Recommended • Romances • Character Study • WWII • Tear Jerker • Infidelity • Love Story • Betrayal • Essential Cinema • Classic • Drama | |
| MPAA Rating | PG (MPAA) | |
| Available Formats | DVD | |
| UPC | 012569552739 | |
| Release Date | 1942 | |
| Running Time | 1hr 43min | |
| Languages | ||
| Original Language | English | |
| DVD Editions | ||
| DVD Editions | DVD1hr 42minWarner Home VideoFebruary 15, 2000PG (MPAA)012569500822 | |
| VHS Editions | ||
| VHS Editions | VHS: Special Edition2hr 25minWarner Home VideoJune 12, 2001PG (MPAA)012569552739Sound Features: Stereo | |
| Credits | ||
| Screenwriter | Howard Koch | |
| Professional Reviews | ||
| Professional Reviews | (07/01/2000, p.118, Ceri Thomas): "Possibly the most famous film ever made, CASABLANCA has everything..." | |
| Quotes from the Movie | ||
| Quotes from the Movie | "Here's looking at you, kid."--Humphrey Bogart (Rick) to Ingrid Bergman (Ilsa) at least three times during the course of the film "Only one answer can take care of all our questions."--Ilsa just before kissing Rick "But of course, that was the day the Germans marched into Paris." "Not an easy day to forget. I remember every detail--the Germans wore gray, you wore blue."--Interchange between Rick and Ilsa at his cafe after seeing each other for the first time in years "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine."--Rick about Ilsa | |