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.
- Won 3 Oscars
- 14 wins & 11 nominations total
S.Z. Sakall
- Carl
- (as S.K. Sakall)
Madeleine Lebeau
- Yvonne
- (as Madeleine LeBeau)
Abdullah Abbas
- Arab
- (uncredited)
Enrique Acosta
- Guest at Rick's
- (uncredited)
Ed Agresti
- Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
Arnet Amos
- French Soldier
- (uncredited)
- …
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- TriviaMany of the actors who played the Nazis were in fact German Jews who had escaped from Nazi Germany.
- Goofs(at around 37 mins) When Rick is getting drunk he ask Sam, "It's December 1941 in Casablanca, what time is it in New York?" After Sam replies, "My watch stopped," he goes on to say, "I'll bet they're asleep in New York. I'll bet they're asleep all over America." However, Rick is not referring to the actual time (noted by giving a month and year rather than a time) and is actually making reference to, in pre-Pearl Harbor America, most Americans are "asleep" when it comes to the war and fighting the Axis powers. This is an intentional attempt at a poetic reference, not a statement of fact.
- Quotes
Captain Renault: What in heaven's name brought you to Casablanca?
Rick: My health. I came to Casablanca for the waters.
Captain Renault: The waters? What waters? We're in the desert.
Rick: I was misinformed.
- Alternate versionsAs 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.
- ConnectionsEdited into 77 Sunset Strip: The Secret of Adam Cain (1959)
- SoundtracksLa 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
Featured review
A story that will never get tired, incredible film.
American in Casablanca, Rick Blaine holds the fate of his former lover Ilsa Lund and her husband, who's trying to flee The Nazis.
I've just watched this film for the very first time, and I plan to watch it again on Christmas morning, before the events of the day start.
What an enchanting, magical experience this couple of hours of viewing was, true screen greats bringing to life a magical story.
Casablanca is not what I was expecting, it's a war film with a twist, a story seen through the eyes of people fortunate to escape Europe, it's a love story, with a difference.
The characters are captivating, they all feel very real, a mix of hope and fear etched over their faces, a harsh reality to all of them, none of them are syrupy sweet or sentimental, you feel a true sense of desperation.
Ingrid Bergman's finest hour, a gracious beauty, her presence is quite enchanting, Bogart delivers a superb performance, the presence of the pair is quite something, the whole cast are terrific.
Amazing to think that this was made in the middle of The Second World War, indeed I believe several of The German characters, were German Jews who had fled The Nazis.
Watching this was quite an experience, 10/10.
I've just watched this film for the very first time, and I plan to watch it again on Christmas morning, before the events of the day start.
What an enchanting, magical experience this couple of hours of viewing was, true screen greats bringing to life a magical story.
Casablanca is not what I was expecting, it's a war film with a twist, a story seen through the eyes of people fortunate to escape Europe, it's a love story, with a difference.
The characters are captivating, they all feel very real, a mix of hope and fear etched over their faces, a harsh reality to all of them, none of them are syrupy sweet or sentimental, you feel a true sense of desperation.
Ingrid Bergman's finest hour, a gracious beauty, her presence is quite enchanting, Bogart delivers a superb performance, the presence of the pair is quite something, the whole cast are terrific.
Amazing to think that this was made in the middle of The Second World War, indeed I believe several of The German characters, were German Jews who had fled The Nazis.
Watching this was quite an experience, 10/10.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Everybody Comes to Rick's
- Filming locations
- Waterman Drive, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA(airport runway)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $950,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,219,709
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $181,494
- Apr 12, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $4,661,404
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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