Casablanca (1942)

Taglines:

As exciting as the landing at Casablanca! (NY Premiere Poster Ad) See more »

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild violence (new rating) (1992) See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | French | German | Italian

Release Date:

23 January 1943 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Касабланка See more »

Filming Locations:

Flagstaff, Arizona, USA See more »

Budget:

$950,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$181,494 (USA) (12 April 1992) (11 Screens)

Gross:

$1,711,189 (USA) (19 June 1992)

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »

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Runtime:

102 min  | West Germany: 82 min (cut version)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Trivia

The Allies invaded Casablanca in real life on 8 November 1942. As the film was not due for release until spring, studio executives suggested it be changed to incorporate the invasion. Warner Bros. chief Jack L. Warner objected, as he thought that an invasion was a subject worth a whole film, not just an epilogue, and that the main story of this film demanded a pre-invasion setting. Eventually he gave in, though, and producer Hal B. Wallis prepared to shoot an epilogue where Humphrey Bogart and Claude Rains hear about the invasion. However, before Rains could travel to the studio for this, David O. Selznick (whose studio owned Bergman's contract) previewed the film and urged Warner to release it unaltered and as fast as possible. Warner agreed and the premiered in New York on November 26. It did not play in Los Angeles until its general release the following January, and hence competed against 1943 films for the Oscars. See more »

Goofs

Errors in geography: The railroad car Rick boards in Paris is an American railroad passenger car. French railroad cars of the time would likely board from multiple doors into individual compartments. The two cars shown reveal their American heritage in handrails, side moldings and other minor details. Given the availability of French cars at the time of filming, the error is understandable. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: With the coming of the Second World War, many eyes in imprisoned Europe turned hopefully, or desperately, toward the freedom of the Americas. Lisbon became the great embarkation point. But, not everybody could get to Lisbon directly, and so a tortuous, roundabout refugee trail sprang up - Paris to Marseilles...
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Connections

Referenced in "Neues aus der Anstalt: Ein Tag nach der Weihnachtsfeier (#5.8)" (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"La Marseillaise"
(1792) (uncredited)
Written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Arranged by Max Steiner
Played during the opening credits
Sung by Madeleine Lebeau and others at Rick's
Variations played often in the score See more »