Warner Bros. Pictures
Not part of a collection.
Casablanca
They had a date with fate in Casablanca!
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
- Original title
- Casablanca
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $878,000
- Revenue
- $10,462,500
Filipe Manuel Neto
Jul 26, 2022 · via TMDB
**One of the best movies of all time.** Unlike some people, I believe that there are perfect movies. It doesn't happen easily, but they do exist, and I'm pretty sure this is one of them. A classic in its own right, which has withstood the test of time and continues to win sympathies today, it is one of the most outstanding films in American cinema, a work that goes beyond aesthetics, art and culture, and which, over the decades, became part of the collective memory, part of the universal cultural heritage. The film was made in 1942, in the midst of World War II, and its production was conditioned by severe restrictions on the use of raw materials considered important for the American war effort. So many of the sets are recycled, they were used in a number of other Warner films and adapted here. Another direct consequence that the war brought to this film is the huge amount of real refugees that made up the technical team and the extras, and who are deeply emotionally moved in that famous scene where the French anthem, sung with all their lungs, completely drowns out the chorus of German officers while singing a patriotic march. The script brings us a love story: Rick and Ilsa meet and fall in love quickly in Paris. However, after a few days, the arrival of the victorious Germans in the city forces them to flee, and makes her decide to end the romance. Years later, Rick finds himself established with a bar in the city of Casablanca, in a part of Morocco controlled by the Free France, and where many refugees drink, gamble and seek the money necessary to pay the passes and visas that the authorities demand to be able to go to Portugal, a neutral country where they can, if they wish, head to the United States. It is there that the two lovers end up meeting again, in the midst of a plot that also includes a corrupt French officer, a ruthless German officer and two stolen passes, which everyone seems to want. The cast is elegantly led by two of the biggest stars of their time: on the one hand, the heartthrob Humphrey Bogart, with his characteristic voice and pose, impeccable in one of the most complete and powerful works of his career. He knew perfectly how to give his character a pleasant dose of cynicism, self-centeredness and disenchantment. On the other hand, the beautiful and intelligent Ingrid Bergman in one of her life's works. The film also has good performances by several supporting actors, such as Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Conrad Veidt and also Paul Henreid and Claude Rains. Technically, we have great praise for the masterful direction of Michael Curtiz, who had the wisdom to give the film the pace, ambience and elegance it needed to be able to flourish and marvel. With discreet production values and an effort to contain expenses, the film still never feels cheap, and there's never a moment where we can say that we didn't have money to buy a certain prop, to improve a specific set or costume. The cinematography works very well, and the filming work seems to have been impeccable, with some strategic and well-positioned zooms marking the most dramatic scenes and the juiciest dialogues. The soundtrack doesn't have very resonant themes, but it's impossible to forget “As Time Goes By” after we've seen this film.
CinemaSerf
Jun 26, 2022 · via TMDB
I've just seen this on a big screen for the first time in over thirty years - no enhancements, 4K, HD - just as Michael Curtiz saw it back in 1942 and it's a cracking piece of cinema. "Rick Blaine" (Humphrey Bogart) runs his Casablanca café as a literal oasis in the North African desert - a refuge for all sorts fleeing the oppression of the Nazis in nearby Europe. Enter "Ilsa" (Ingrid Bergman) and her husband, a Czech resistance leader "Hector Lazlo" (Paul Henried) and we discover that "Rick" and her have a past, and when the pursuing "Maj. Strasser" (Conrad Veidt) and local police chief Claude Rains ("Capt. Renault") get involved in this cocktail of deceit and duplicity things gradually come to the boil in a wonderfully evocative, sophisticated fashion. Bogart and Bergman positively smoulder; the chemistry is electric - she, as usual, doesn't actually act - she is just herself, and that's all she needs to do. Rains is great as the conniving policeman as is Veidt delivering the rather sparse, but no less potent, dialogue perfectly. Like most of the best films, the key to this is it's (seemingly effortless) simplicity - and this one also has a wonderful musical score to complement the tensely directed, eerily shot, story augmented by an hugely talented supporting cast with the likes of Peter Lorre and the superbly sleazy Sydney Greenstreet. There was a great deal wrong and inhibiting with the "studio system" that prevailed at the time, but when it did work it could pull together an astonishing collection of people in front of, and behind the camera and create masterpieces like this.
John Chard
Mar 28, 2020 · via TMDB
You must remember this... Are my eyes really brown? Casablanca is one of those films that needs no introduction - or in truth - any more in-depth dissection as to its worth. Over the years it has become one of the most quoted ever pictures (sometimes wrongly), and in reality it's arguably more iconic than it is a work of art. Although a truly "A" list production for 1942, fact is nobody in and around the film expected it to be anything other than a good piece that will put bums on the seats in the theatres. Solidly received on release and riding in on the wave of the Allies inroads into North Africa, Casablanca steadily overcame the much discussed production troubles (the script was practically rewritten daily) to be where it is now, one of the most loved film's of all time. I wouldn't mention Paris, it's poor salesmanship! So what is it about Casablanca that makes it so cherished and adored by each and every generation?. I just know that each time I view it (yearly) it's like falling in love again, each viewing brings a new and emotionally driven fulfilment. Tears flow, sad ones and happy ones, an overriding feeling that romantic idealism isn't dead, to which Casablanca becomes my personal myth buster. Thematic redemption brings a joyous reward, even as our daydreams about lost chances and lost loves hangs heavy in and around Rick's Café Américain. Everything about Casablanca is right, from the flawless direction (Michael Curtiz) to the iconic music, and of course the magnificent characters that are brought to life by the incredibly tight and effective cast. It may not be the greatest film of all time, but to me, and those who let it into their lives, it's one of the best friends anyone could ever hope to have. 10/10
barrymost
Oct 4, 2019 · via TMDB
"Everybody comes to Rick's," or so they say. It's the middle of WWII, and one evening a certain lady walks into Rick Blaine's popular cafe. As the familiar notes of "As Time Goes By" drift through the hazy atmosphere of the cafe, Rick's life begins to get really complicated. The top-notch cast is, I think, a big part of what makes this film so memorable, and much-heralded through the years. The script is truly well-written and moving. My only complaint is, how could they do something so awful as killing off Peter Lorre within the first quarter of the film? Would I recommend? Overall, yes. There's a reason people cite this as one of the best films ever made. Though there are others I like much more, it is very, very good.
User reviews courtesy of TMDB.
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home
HBO Max Amazon Channel
YouTube TV
TCM
HBO Max
Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home
Spectrum On Demand
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)
Leon Belasco
Dealer at Rick's (uncredited)
Trude Berliner
Baccarat Player at Rick's (uncredited)
Oliver Blake
Waiter at the Blue Parrot (uncredited)
Sebastian Cabot
Bearded Man in Street Watching Plane in Flight (uncredited)
Monte Blue
American (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
Policeman (uncredited)
Dick Botiller
Native Officer (uncredited)
George M. Carleton
American (uncredited)
Tex Cooper
Commuter at Train Station (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Waiter at Rick's (uncredited)
Adrienne D'Ambricourt
Concierge (uncredited)
Marcel Dalio
Emil - Croupier at Rick's (uncredited)
Helmut Dantine
Jan Brandel (uncredited)
Jean De Briac
Orderly (uncredited)
George Dee
Lt. Casselle (uncredited)
Jean Del Val
Police Officer (uncredited)
Adolph Faylauer
Gambler at Rick's (uncredited)
William Edmunds
Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
Herbert Evans
Englishman Questioning Casino's Honesty (uncredited)
Martín Garralaga
Headwaiter at Rick's (uncredited)
Gregory Gaye
German Banker Refused by Rick (uncredited)
Ilka Grüning
Mrs. Leuchtag - Carl's Immigrating Friend (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
Customer (uncredited)
Winifred Harris
Englishwoman (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull
Elderly Admirer (uncredited)
George J. Lewis
Haggling Arab Monkey Seller (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Pickpocketed Prosperous Man (uncredited)
Charles La Torre
Italian Officer Tonnelli (uncredited)
Michael Mark
Vendor (uncredited)
George Meeker
Rick's Friend (uncredited)
Lal Chand Mehra
Policeman (uncredited)
Louis Mercier
Conspirator (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Dutch Banker at Cafe Table (uncredited)
Alberto Morin
French Officer Insulting Yvonne (uncredited)
Corinna Mura
Singer with Guitar (uncredited)
Sol Murgi
Officer (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Gambler at Rick's (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady
Guest at Rick's (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Paul - Waiter at Rick's (uncredited)
Manuel París
Guest at Rick's (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
Native Introducing Ferrari (uncredited)
Frank Puglia
Arab Vendor (uncredited)
Georges Renavent
Conspirator (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
Bouncer at Rick's (uncredited)
Henry Rowland
German Officer (uncredited)
Richard Ryen
Col. Heinz - Strasser's Aide (uncredited)
Lester Sharpe
Refugee (uncredited)
Bhogwan Singh
Merchant (uncredited)
Gerald Oliver Smith
Pickpocketed Englishman (uncredited)
Ludwig Stössel
Mr. Leuchtag (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer
Woman Gambler at Rick's Next to Croupier (uncredited)
Norma Varden
Wife of Pickpocketed Englishman (uncredited)
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
German Officer with Yvonne (uncredited)
Leo White
Emile - Waiter (uncredited)
Wolfgang Zilzer
Man with Expired Papers (uncredited)
Harper Goff
Set Designer
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Jean Burt Reilly
Hairstylist
Don Siegel
Other
Harvey Parry
Stunts
Michael Curtiz
Director
Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Max Steiner
Music Arranger
Hugo Friedhofer
Orchestrator
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Julius J. Epstein
Screenplay
Philip G. Epstein
Screenplay
Last Conversation
Cheek by Jowl: The Winter's Tale
Shari al-bahlawan
Hľadači svetla
The World We Left
The Unknown Past
Dancing with Georgia
Gardenia
SKZFLIX (ROCK-STAR)
Atash
Don't Cry, Nanking
Le Triporteur de Belleville
Gloria del Pacífico
Of Pure Blood
Under The Ashes
12 Angry Men
Schindler's List
Seven Samurai
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Once Upon a Time in America
The Pianist
The Silence of the Lambs
It's a Wonderful Life
Paths of Glory
Il Sorpasso
The Apartment
Tokyo Story
The Beginning and the End
The Departed
The Seventh Seal
Vertigo
8½
Das Boot
La Haine
Memories of Murder
The Elephant Man
The Lives of Others
La Dolce Vita
Rashomon
Amadeus
The Sting
Two-Man Submarine
Stronger Than the Night
Silence
Games of the Heart
Banat bahari
Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
The Gold Rush
Sanjuro
12 Years a Slave
The General
La Strada
Mirror
Raging Bull
Dances with Wolves
3-Iron
Two Women
Pan's Labyrinth
Gloomy Sunday
Touch of Evil
Cool Hand Luke
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Turtles Can Fly
The Hustler
The Butcher
Cléo from 5 to 7
Apocalypto
Primal Fear
Cairo 30
Elevator to the Gallows
Doctor Zhivago
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Longest Day
Kramer vs. Kramer
Until Forever
Jules and Jim
Au Revoir les Enfants
Sunflower
Funeral Parade of Roses
Paisan
Serpico
In Cold Blood
Ed Wood
The Conversation
Letters from Iwo Jima
And the Violins Stopped Playing
Your Happiness Depends on Me
Aaela Zeze
Carol
The Violators
Paseo
Best Friend
The Insider
Black Book
Miller's Crossing
Pandora's Box
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Distant Lights
The Long Goodbye
The Mission
My Wife & the Dog
The Second Wife
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
Lifeboat
Down by Law
The Elementary School
The African Queen
Dead Man
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
I am the Secret in Your Heart
From Here to Eternity
Driving Miss Daisy
Europa Europa
West Side Story
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
The Dreamers
Vive L'Amour
An Inspector Calls
Ride the Pink Horse
Nightmare Alley
Conflict in the Nile
The Flirtation of Girls
Free City
Babel
The Proposal
The English Patient
Chicago
Pi
Following
Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress
The Cuckoo
Little Children
Savior
Before the Fall
The Defiant Ones
The Keys of the Kingdom
8 Seconds
Black Gravel
Witness
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Quién te cantará
Boomerang!
Chocolat
Nowhere in Africa
Elephant
Amen.
This Sporting Life
Run Silent, Run Deep
That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles
Oh the Days!
Adam
Fosforlu'nun Oyunu: Kıtıpiyoza Tuzak
Nobody Leaves Alive
Riot Doll
Bad Lieutenant
The Science of Sleep
Rayya and Sekina
The Horse Whisperer
Wag the Dog
The Dam Busters
Tape
Mafia
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
The Plouffe Family
Battle of Britain
Sink the Bismarck!
23
Moonstruck
Flame & Citron
Magnificent Obsession
My Wife the General Manager
Chariots of Fire
Berlin Tunnel 21
A Friend of Mine
Around the World in 80 Days
The Ledge End of Phil
Charlie Bartlett
The Longest Yard
The Song of Names
Street Kings
Days of Glory
La Noche Del Halcon
Backdraft
The Eagle Has Landed
Traitor
Clear and Present Danger
The Four Feathers
Bull Durham
2 or 3 Things I Know About Him
Body of Lies
Kitchen in Paris
Midway
Singapore Sling
Infinity
Across the Pacific
The Great Warsaw Race
A Midnight Clear
D.E.B.S.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Blackmail
Kiss the Girls
1984
The Quiet American
Jerichow
Unpublished Story
Constance
Ida y vuelta
The Greatest Hits
Struggle of the Heroes
Sommersby
The Good Shepherd
Mr. Kingstreet's War
Tell Me Softly
Surviving with Wolves
Johnny O'Clock
Admiral
Frontier(s)
Gigi
Force 10 from Navarone
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
The Rules of Attraction
The Spy
Above the Law
World Trade Center
The Riddle of the Sands
Peacock
The Kautokeino Rebellion
South Pacific
Back to Bataan
Murder at 1600
Royally Ever After
Les Biches
Bandits
Paradise
Ninnindale
Mila
Head in the Clouds
Covert One: The Hades Factor
The Ice Harvest
Death to Smoochy
Poseidon
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Bismarck
All the King's Men
I Was a Shoplifter
The Lamp Still Burns
An Autumn Without Berlin
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
Sleep with Me
Smart Girls Don't Talk
The Bunker
Let's Make It Legal
Escape from Japan
RENT-A-MAN
Möbius
The Nameless
Flaxy Martin
Intrigue
Little Aurore's Tragedy
Mama's Boy
China O'Brien
Pistol Whipped
Highway
You Stupid Man
Private Potter
Marriage with a Fool
Conquered City
Once for Ever
Huomenna
Exit
Shadows Over Shanghai
Hilde
Paranoia
Lovely Man
The Broadway Melody
Transit
Black Eagle
Harvey
Café Brawl (Remake)
La Baraja de la Muerte
Pon Ondru Kanden
Ankle Bone
Der schwarze Nazi
Pride and Prejudice
The Shrink Is In
Cuckoo in a Dark Forest
Negresco
Fever of Love
A Sunday Affair
Men Cry Bullets
Dangerous Paradise
Tiny Times 3
Blonde on a Bum Trip
Half Past Ten
L'héritier des secrets
Silvester Home Run
On the Sidewalk
Singing Water
Pulsar
So long, my heart!
Himeyuri
Parer's War
Artifice: Loose Fellowship and Partners
Immaculate
The Nightingale
Cigarette
In April
Colomba
Me, My Wife and My Lover
Three Women
First Class
مجرم تحت الاختبار
Eghraa
The Easiest Way
Gino: A Child of War
Verlorene Töchter 3. Teil - Die Menschen nennen es Liebe
Der rote Henker
Medicina Para Fantasmas
We Need Mirrors
RED
Trio
The Mountain’s Insides
شجرة العائلة
Faux Feathers
Now Let Me Tell You Something
The Crossroads
الباحثة عن الحب
Minah
The Day of No One
Passingness
SO MUCH SORROW AND A GLIMPSE OF HOPE
Where Hands Touch
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Notorious
The Count of Monte Cristo
Doctor Zhivago
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Romeo and Juliet
Firebird
The Last of the Mohicans
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Brooklyn
Les Misérables
The Magic of Ordinary Days
Argo
Persuasion
The Choice
Persuasion
Wings
Suite Française
It Ends with Us
The Zone of Interest
The Big Combo
The Way We Were
Munich - The Edge of War
Magnificent Obsession
The Lost Husband
The Last Rifleman
Priscilla
Eye of the Needle
Private Peaceful
The Wings of the Dove
Titanic
The Sleeping Dictionary
Fallen Angel
Ali and Nino
The Wind and the Lion
The History of Love
The Last Tycoon
Cyrano
Not Easily Broken
Winter's Tale
Nine Lives
Blind
Dot the I
Angel Eyes
Head in the Clouds
Nov 26, 1942
New York City, New York
Jan 23, 1943
Jan 18, 1949
Re-release
Jun 18, 1949
Re-release
Jan 1, 1989
CAV LaserDisc (exact date unknown)
Jan 1, 1991
CLV LaserDisc (exact date unknown)
Jan 1, 1992
VHS (exact date unknown)
Apr 10, 1992
Re-release
Nov 17, 1998
DVD
Aug 5, 2003
DVD
Nov 14, 2006
HD DVD
Apr 15, 2008
Dec 2, 2008
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 15, 2009
Blu-ray
Apr 22, 2010
TCM Classic Film Festival
Mar 27, 2012
DVD / Blu-ray combo set with 4K restoration (70th anniversary)
Sep 26, 2013
iTunes
Jul 31, 2014
Traverse City Film Festival
Nov 7, 2022
iTunes
Nov 8, 2022
Ultra HD Blu-ray
Jan 6, 2026
Palm Springs International Film Festival
