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Casablanca': Dir: Michael Curtiz, 1942
Casablanca': Dir: Michael Curtiz, 1942
Casablanca': Dir: Michael Curtiz, 1942
Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon, and for the rest of your life
The problems of three little people dont amount to a hill obeans in this crazy world
Casablanca
Released by Warner Bros. in 1942 ahead of schedule to conincide with invasion of North Africa Directed by Michael Curtiz Austro-Hungarian filmmaker who brought European visual style to Hollywood Typical Studio product not expected to be special Based on play Everybody
Comes to Ricks
Classic Hollywood
Setting
Casablanca, city on NW coast of Morocco An exotic location WWII Morocco owned by French Many Europeans fled the war and ended up in Casablanca From Casablanca, a plane took them to Portugal From Portugal, ship to America Mixture of nationalities Black market
Americaine
A cold, detached character, he seems to care for nobody but himself Hurt by his one true love, Ilsa Lund Ilsa Lund Ingrid Bergman Young Norwegian beauty Once the love of Ricks love until she mysteriously gilts him Married to Victor Laszlo
Victor Laszlo Paul Henreid Inspirational writer and activist in anti-Nazi resistance, often called The French Resistance Considered enemy of the Third Reich Married to Ilsa In Casablanca to escape to USA
Outline of Plot
Voiceover: letters of transit (allowing holder to travel to
Lisbon, also called visas) are stolen Strasser arrives in Casablanca looking for them Victor and Ilsa arrive in Casablanca and visit Ricks Victor hopes to get the visas and escape with Ilsa Strasser wants to arrest Victor Rick sees Ilsa and goes all funny And then.?