In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
Writing
Every line quoted for 80 years. Still sharper than yours.
Acting
Bogart's micro-expressions do what pages cannot.
Direction
Curtiz shot it confused about the ending. Chaos magic.
Director
Michael Curtiz
Humphrey Bogart
Rick Blaine
Ingrid Bergman
Ilsa Lund
Paul Henreid
Victor Laszlo
Claude Rains
Captain Louis Renault
Conrad Veidt
Major Heinrich Strasser
Sydney Greenstreet
Signor Ferrari
Peter Lorre
Ugarte
S.Z. Sakall
Carl
Madeleine Lebeau
Yvonne
Dooley Wilson
Sam
Joy Page
Annina Brandel
John Qualen
Berger
Leonid Kinskey
Sascha
Curt Bois
Pickpocket
Enrique Acosta
Guest at Rick's (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nobody knew the ending until days before shooting. Bergman played the whole film unsure which man she'd choose.
Released days after Allied forces landed in North Africa; audiences watched a film about a city they were currently invading.
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