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Casablanca

  • 19421942
  • PGPG
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
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Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca (1942)
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A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
562K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,007
75
  • Director
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Julius J. Epstein(screenplay)
    • Philip G. Epstein(screenplay)
    • Howard Koch(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Humphrey Bogart
    • Ingrid Bergman
    • Paul Henreid
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  • Director
    • Michael Curtiz
  • Writers
    • Julius J. Epstein(screenplay)
    • Philip G. Epstein(screenplay)
    • Howard Koch(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Humphrey Bogart
    • Ingrid Bergman
    • Paul Henreid
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    • 1.4KUser reviews
    • 213Critic reviews
    • 100Metascore
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  • Top rated movie #42
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 10 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Humphrey Bogart
    Humphrey Bogart
    • Rick Blaineas Rick Blaine
    Ingrid Bergman
    Ingrid Bergman
    • Ilsa Lundas Ilsa Lund
    Paul Henreid
    Paul Henreid
    • Victor Laszloas Victor Laszlo
    Claude Rains
    Claude Rains
    • Captain Louis Renaultas Captain Louis Renault
    Conrad Veidt
    Conrad Veidt
    • Major Heinrich Strasseras Major Heinrich Strasser
    Sydney Greenstreet
    Sydney Greenstreet
    • Signor Ferrarias Signor Ferrari
    Peter Lorre
    Peter Lorre
    • Ugarteas Ugarte
    S.Z. Sakall
    S.Z. Sakall
    • Carlas Carl
    • (as S.K. Sakall)
    Madeleine Lebeau
    Madeleine Lebeau
    • Yvonneas Yvonne
    • (as Madeleine LeBeau)
    Dooley Wilson
    Dooley Wilson
    • Samas Sam
    Joy Page
    Joy Page
    • Annina Brandelas Annina Brandel
    John Qualen
    John Qualen
    • Bergeras Berger
    Leonid Kinskey
    Leonid Kinskey
    • Saschaas Sascha
    Curt Bois
    Curt Bois
    • Pickpocketas Pickpocket
    Abdullah Abbas
    • Arabas Arab
    • (uncredited)
    Enrique Acosta
    • Guest at Rick'sas Guest at Rick's
    • (uncredited)
    Ed Agresti
    • Bar Patronas Bar Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Arnet Amos
    • French Soldieras French Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    • Director
      • Michael Curtiz
    • Writers
      • Julius J. Epstein(screenplay)
      • Philip G. Epstein(screenplay)
      • Howard Koch(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Many of the actors who played the Nazis were in fact German Jews who had escaped from Nazi Germany.
    • Goofs
      When Rick and Sam get on the train after standing in the rain, their coats are completely dry.
    • Quotes

      Rick: Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.

    • Alternate versions
      As late as 1974, the references to an extra-marital affair were banned in Ireland. The Irish cut got rid of two important sequences. First, after Ilsa tells Rick that she had left him after finding out that Viktor was still alive, the embraces and dialogue that followed were cut. Second, the emotional dialogue at the end of the film from Ilsa's line "You're saying that only to make me go" to Rick's line "What I've got to do, you haven't any part of". This led to Irish audiences' being bemused by the relationship between Rick and Ilsa, and often interpreting Rick's final speech beginning "I'm no good at being noble" as a reflection on the debilitating effects of war.
    • Connections
      Edited into 77 Sunset Strip: The Secret of Adam Cain (1959)
    • 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

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    Top review
    10/10
    A masterwork for all time...
    There is a scene about halfway through the movie Casablanca that has become commonly known as 'The Battle of the Anthems' throughout the film's long history. A group of German soldiers has come into Rick's Café American and are drunkenly singing the German National Anthem at the top of their voice. Victor Lazlo, the leader of the French Resistance, cannot stand this act and while the rest of the club stares appalled at the Germans, Lazlo orders the band to play 'Le Marseilles (sic?)' the French National Anthem. With a nod from Rick, the band begins playing, with Victor singing at the top of HIS voice. This in turn, inspires the whole club to begin singing and the Germans are forced to surrender and sit down at their table, humbled by the crowd's dedication. This scene is a turning point in the movie, for reasons that I leave to you to discover.

    As I watched this movie again tonight for what must be the 100th time, I noticed there was a much smaller scene wrapped inside the bigger scene that, unless you look for it, you may never notice. Yvonne, a minor character who is hurt by Rick emotionally, falls into the company of a German soldier. In a land occupied by the Germans, but populated by the French, this is an unforgivable sin. She comes into the bar desperately seeking happiness in the club's wine, song, and gambling. Later, as the Germans begin singing we catch a glimpse of Yvonne sitting dejectedly at a table alone and in this brief glimpse, it is conveyed that she has discovered that this is not her path to fulfillment and she has no idea where to go from there. As the singing progresses, we see Yvonne slowly become inspired by Lazlo's act of defiance and by the end of the song, tears streaming down her face, she is singing at the top of her voice too. She has found her redemption. She has found something that will make her life never the same again from that point on.

    Basically, this is Casablanca in a nutshell. On the surface, you may see it as a romance, or as a story of intrigue, but that is only partially correct.

    The thing that makes Casablanca great is that it speaks to that place in each of us that seeks some kind of inspiration or redemption. On some level, every character in the story receives the same kind of catharsis and their lives are irrevocably changed. Rick's is the most obvious in that he learns to live again, instead of hiding from a lost love. He is reminded that there are things in the world more noble and important than he is and he wants to be a part of them. Louis, the scoundrel, gets his redemption by seeing the sacrifice Rick makes and is inspired to choose a side, where he had maintained careful neutrality. The stoic Lazlo gets his redemption by being shown that while thousands may need him to be a hero, there is someone he can rely upon when he needs inspiration in the form of his wife, who was ready to sacrifice her happiness for the chance that he would go on living. Even Ferrai, the local organized crime leader gets a measure of redemption by pointing Ilsa and Lazlo to Rick as a source of escape even though there is nothing in it for him.

    This is the beauty of this movie. Every time I see it (and I have seen it a lot) it never fails that I see some subtle nuance that I have never seen before. Considering that the director would put that much meaning into what is basically a throw away moment (not the entire scene, but Yvonne's portion) speaks bundles about the quality of the film. My wife and I watched this movie on our first date, and since that first time over 12 years ago, it has grown to be, in my mind, the greatest movie ever made.
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    FAQ4

    • Was Ronald Reagan originally cast as Rick?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 23, 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • German
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Everybody Comes to Rick's
    • Filming locations
      • Hotel Monte Vista, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $950,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,219,709
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $181,494
      • Apr 12, 1992
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,497,613
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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