Casablanca

Name: Casablanca
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Released: January 23, 1943
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 100
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: January 23, 1943 | TV-PG

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman

Summary: A Casablanca, Morocco casino owner in 1941 shelters his former lover and her husband, a Czechoslovakian freedom fighter, from the Nazis.

Director: Michael Curtiz

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, War

Rating: TV-PG

Runtime: 102 min

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Neil Smith

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. Read full review

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Time Out London Staff [Not Credited]

The film still works beautifully: its complex propagandist subtexts and vision of a reluctantly martial America’s ‘stumbling’ morality still intrigue, just as Bogart’s cult reputation among younger viewers still obtains. Read full review

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Roger Ebert

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. Read full review

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Staff (Not Credited)

Here is a drama that lifts you right out of your seat. Read full review

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The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Seventy years on, this great romantic noir is still grippingly powerful: a movie made at a time when it was far from clear the Nazis were going to lose. Read full review

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James Berardinelli

Casablanca accomplishes that which only a truly great film can: enveloping the viewer in the story, forging an unbreakable link with the characters, and only letting go with the end credits. Read full review

Kate Cameron

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. Read full review

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MarcDoyle

Jun 8, 2017

Embarrassingly, I first saw this film on a 5 x 5 inch screen on the back of a bus seat coming back from a ski trip, but it was still one of my all-time favorite movies after that first viewing. The writing is incredible, the acting brilliant, and just the feel - the elegance of it all - wasEmbarrassingly, I first saw this film on a 5 x 5 inch screen on the back of a bus seat coming back from a ski trip, but it was still one of my all-time favorite movies after that first viewing. The writing is incredible, the acting brilliant, and just the feel - the elegance of it all - was amazing. And I didn't even take into account exactly when the movie was released at that point. Remarkable.… Expand

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FantasticMrMe04

Jan 6, 2021

If you don't like this film...................................................................................................................................................................................oh wait, how can anyone not like this film?

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Cristofer21

Aug 1, 2018

Seventy-five year's later there is nothing more romantic than "Casablanca".

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mixotic

Jun 28, 2018

This is truly one of the greatest movies of all time. It is the start of so many trends that are taken as commonplace now in filmmaking. The characters and how they develop are so amazing, and it's impossible to watch without empathizing with the resistance.

I wonder, is this the firstThis is truly one of the greatest movies of all time. It is the start of so many trends that are taken as commonplace now in filmmaking. The characters and how they develop are so amazing, and it's impossible to watch without empathizing with the resistance.

I wonder, is this the first movie with a surprise twist at the end? If you haven't seen it, do yourself a favor and watch this one immediately!… Expand

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Onlyclassicvg1

Sep 15, 2022

Hitchcock challenges our moral scruples with this mysterious thriller. The very natural talent of Stewart plays L.B. Jefferies, an adventurous man confined to his New York appartment through injury. The incredibly talented Kelly, plays his

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 20, 2021

This is, of course, a real film classic. I thought the music and the somewhat suave script stood out for me. It has quite a wistful feel about it. It features some classic lines of dialogue 'of all the bars in all the towns in the world, she walks into mine' etc. Its quite a laidback, easyThis is, of course, a real film classic. I thought the music and the somewhat suave script stood out for me. It has quite a wistful feel about it. It features some classic lines of dialogue 'of all the bars in all the towns in the world, she walks into mine' etc. Its quite a laidback, easy watch. A good example of a classic black and white film, I would recommend it, yes.… Expand

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Kalrion

Jun 22, 2020

What a miserable and overrated movie. I'm not even counting the fact that the film itself is quite biased. Don't spend your precious time watching it.

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