Casablanca (1942)

Drama, General Film, Romance, War

Director: Michael Curtiz

Writer(s): Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch, Murray Burnett, Joan Alison, Casey Robinson

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, S.Z. Sakall, Madeleine Lebeau, Dooley Wilson, Joy Page, John Qualen, Leonid Kinskey, Curt Bois, Enrique Acosta, Ed Agresti, Arnet Amos, Louis V. Arco, Frank Arnold, Brandon Beach, Leon Belasco, Nino Bellini, Trude Berliner, Oliver Blake, Monte Blue, Eugene Borden, Dick Botiller, Maurice Brierre, Anita Camargo, George M. Carleton, Spencer Chan, Melie Chang, Tex Cooper, Gino Corrado, Franco Corsaro, Adrienne D’Ambricourt, Marcel Dalio, Helmut Dantine, Jean De Briac, George Dee, Jean Del Val, Carl Deloro, Joseph DeVillard, Arthur Dulac, William Edmunds, Herbert Evans, Fred Farrell, O.K. Ford, Martin Garralaga, Gregory Gaye, Gregory Golubeff, Ilka Grüning, Creighton Hale, Winifred Harris, Jamiel Hasson, Arthur Stuart Hull, Olaf Hytten, Paul Irving, Kay Koury, Charles La Torre, George J. Lewis, Max Linder, Manuel Lopez, Jacques Lory, Lou Marcelle, Michael Mark, Tony Martelli, Frank Mazzola, George Meeker, Lal Chand Mehra, Hercules Mendez, Louis Mercier, Torben Meyer, Mike Morelli, Alberto Morin, Leo Mostovoy, Corinna Mura, Sol Murgi, Barry Norton, Monty O’Grady, Lotte Palfi Andor, Paul Panzer, Manuel París, Alexander Pollard, Paul Porcasi, Frank Puglia, Georges Renavent, Dewey Robinson, Victor Romito, Henry Rowland, Richard Ryen, Dan Seymour, Nick Shaid, Lester Sharpe, Bhogwan Singh, Dina Smirnova, Gerald Oliver Smith, George Sorel, Geoffrey Steele, Ludwig Stössel, Mike Tellegen, Sid Troy, Rafael Trujillo, Jacques Vanaire, Ellinor Vanderveer, Norma Varden, Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Leo White, Jack Wise, Wolfgang Zilzer

Synopsis: The story of Rick Blaine, a cynical world-weary ex-patriate who runs a nightclub in Casablanca, Morocco during the early stages of WWII. Despite the pressure he constantly receives from the local authorities, Rick’s cafe has become a kind of haven for refugees seeking to obtain illicit letters that will help them escape to America. But when Ilsa, a former lover of Rick’s, and her husband, show up to his cafe one day, Rick faces a tough challenge which will bring up unforeseen complications, heartbreak and ultimately an excruciating decision to make.

Release Date: January 23, 1943 (USA) | Length: 102 min | Genre: Drama, Romance, War | MPAA Rating: Rated PG for mild violence.