Casablanca (1942) 8.7
Set in unoccupied Africa during the early days of World War II: An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. Director:Michael Curtiz |
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Casablanca (1942) 8.7
Set in unoccupied Africa during the early days of World War II: An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications. Director:Michael Curtiz |
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| Humphrey Bogart | ... | ||
| Ingrid Bergman | ... | ||
| Paul Henreid | ... | ||
| Claude Rains | ... | ||
| Conrad Veidt | ... | ||
| Sydney Greenstreet | ... | ||
| Peter Lorre | ... | ||
| S.Z. Sakall | ... |
Carl
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Madeleine Lebeau | ... |
Yvonne
(as Madeleine LeBeau)
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| Dooley Wilson | ... | ||
| Joy Page | ... | ||
| John Qualen | ... | ||
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Leonid Kinskey | ... | |
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Curt Bois | ... |
Pickpocket
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In World War II Casablanca, Rick Blaine, exiled American and former freedom fighter, runs the most popular nightspot in town. The cynical lone wolf Blaine comes into the possession of two valuable letters of transit. When Nazi Major Strasser arrives in Casablanca, the sycophantic police Captain Renault does what he can to please him, including detaining a Czechoslovak underground leader Victor Laszlo. Much to Rick's surprise, Lazslo arrives with Ilsa, Rick's one time love. Rick is very bitter towards Ilsa, who ran out on him in Paris, but when he learns she had good reason to, they plan to run off together again using the letters of transit. Well, that was their original plan.... Written by Gary Jackson <garyjack5@cogeco.ca>
Casablanca is a film about the personal tragedy of occupation and war. It speaks to the oppression of the one side - and the heroism and self-deprecation of the other. From opportunists, to isolationists - from patriots to disenchanted lovers - the film has everything a man or woman would enjoy. Bravery, courage, intrigue, romance, beauty and love. Leading actors to please any appetite. Watching this film is to step back to a world that doesn't exist - yet to know it. It is to experience lives that have never been lived - but are "real to you." It is to know pain and joy, pride and pity for characters that are a fiction - yet are so real that you can't help but get lost in their story.
Amazing cast, memorable dialogue, unforgettable story. Through this film, Casablanca will always live in my heart and I will think of its characters as family.
Seeing it for the first time is truly the start of a romance with ideals that will live in you long after credits end.