SummaryA Casablanca, Morocco casino owner in 1941 shelters his former lover and her husband, a Czechoslovakian freedom fighter, from the Nazis.
Directed By:Michael Curtiz
Written By:Philip G. Epstein, Julius J. Epstein, Howard Koch, Murray Burnett, Joan Alison, Casey Robinson
Casablanca
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100
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100
More an icon than a work of art, CASABLANCA is still thoroughly entertaining romantic melodrama, flawlessly directed, subtly played, lovingly evoking our collective daydreams about lost chances and lost loves and love versus honor; everything about CASABLANCA is just right--it seems to have been filmed under a lucky star.
100
A peerless example of Hollywood studio moviemaking, director Michael Curtiz turning the Warner backlot into a gloriously romantic vision of WW2-era Morocco crammed with real-life European exiles and larger-than-life character actors.
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Apr 24, 2024
10
Casablanca is one of the best movies in history. I liked Humphry Bogart's Rick. We need to know the history before watching it. I wish I could watch it in color.
100
Casablanca was filmed in the safety of the Warner Bros. lot, but the cast of immigrants and exiles who had fled the Third Reich conveyed their visceral fear. While the future was uncertain, the resolute characters of this exquisite wartime drama found peace through love and resistance.
100
Despite the fact that the fortunate turn or military events has removed the city of Casablanca, in French Morocco, from the Vichyfrance sphere and has thus in one respect dated the film, the combination of fine performances, engrossing story and neat direction make that easily forgotten. Film should be a solid moneymaker everywhere.
100
The film has a peculiar magic to it, and because of its pace the richness of its sense of detail often goes unnoticed.
100
The dialogue is so spare and cynical it has not grown old-fashioned. Much of the emotional effect of Casablanca is achieved by indirection; as we leave the theater, we are absolutely convinced that the only thing keeping the world from going crazy is that the problems of three little people do after all amount to more than a hill of beans.
88
Ingrid Bergman makes a charming and beautiful refugee and Paul Henried gives a convincing performance in the role of the ardent anti-Nazi leader. Claude Rains gives one of his best performances as the police chief and Conrad Veidt is properly menacing as the Nazi officer. Sydney Greestreet is wonderful as the slick proprietor of the Blue Parrot and Rick’s rival in the cafe business.
Feb 23, 2024
10
This movie is one of the artistic , popular, effectiveness and best movie ever i saw in all of my life , one of the memorial movie .
Jan 17, 2018
6
Can't really see its significance but bravo! Americans can bring peace to a foreign family in turmoil.
Jan 18, 2026
5
A Song of Romance in the Midst of Resistance251225 (2.5)"Here’s looking at you, kid"—a line famously translated in Korea as "A toast to your eyes"—is truly a masterpiece of translation. The film is a romantic melody for those who have no choice but to endure life as if it were as natural as breathing. Rick Blaine, a cynical American expatriate in Casablanca, pretends to be a neutral businessman but reveals himself to be a romantic idealist who has always fought for the underdog. His café serves as a crossroads for refugees fleeing the ****, and through his rekindled love for Ilsa Lund, he finds himself at the ultimate moral **** narrative beautifully explores sacrifice and loyalty. While Rick initially resents Ilsa for leaving him in Paris, he ultimately chooses a path of righteousness over personal desire. By helping Ilsa and her resistance-leader husband, Victor Laszlo, escape to America, Rick sacrifices his café and his own safety. The film’s propaganda elements are evident—especially in the sudden "friendship" between Rick and the opportunistic Renault at the end—but the emotional weight of "As Time Goes By" and the defiant singing of "La Marseillaise" against the **** remain timeless. It is a story where personal heartbreak is dwarfed by the global struggle for freedom, yet it's the intimate gaze between lovers that we remember most.
Mar 26, 2022
3
Boring. I'm glad that it's only 1h40min long. But, for the 40s, it was a good movie, I guess.
Production Company:
- Warner Bros.
Release Date:Jan 23, 1943
Duration:1 h 42 m
Rating:PG
Tagline:Where Love Cuts as Deep as a Dagger!
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 3 Wins & 8 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 5 Wins & 5 Nominations
Photoplay Awards
• 4 Wins & 5 Nominations
