Casablanca (1942)
Average Rating: 9/10
Reviews Counted: 64
Fresh: 62 | Rotten: 2
An undisputed masterpiece and perhaps Hollywood's quintessential statement on love and romance, Casablanca has only improved with age, boasting career-defining performances from Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.
Average Rating: 7.7/10
Critic Reviews: 9
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 1
An undisputed masterpiece and perhaps Hollywood's quintessential statement on love and romance, Casablanca has only improved with age, boasting career-defining performances from Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman.
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One of the most beloved American films, this captivating wartime adventure of romance and intrigue from director Michael Curtiz defies standard categorization. Simply put, it is the story of Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), a world-weary ex-freedom fighter who runs a nightclub in Casablanca during the early part of WWII. Despite pressure from the local authorities, notably the crafty Capt. Renault (Claude Rains), Rick's cafà (C) has become a haven for refugees looking to purchase illicit letters
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Cast
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Humphrey Bogart
Rick Blaine -
Ingrid Bergman
Ilsa -
Paul Henreid
Victor Laszlo -
Claude Rains
Capt. Louis Renault -
Conrad Veidt
Maj. Heinrich Strasser -
Peter Lorre
Ugarte -
Sydney Greenstreet
Senor Ferrari -
S.Z. Sakall
Carl Headwaiter -
Madeleine Le Beau
Yvonne -
Dooley Wilson
Sam -
Joy Page
Annina Brandel -
John Qualen
Berger -
Leonid Kinskey
Sascha -
Helmut Dantine
Jan Brandel -
Curt Bois
Dark European -
Marcel Dalio
Emil the Croupier -
Corinna Mura
Singer -
Ludwig Stossel
Mr. Leuchtag -
Ilka Gruning
Mrs. Leuchtag -
Charles La Torre
Senor Martinez -
Frank Puglia
Arab Vendor -
Dan Seymour
Abdul -
Mischa Auer
Bartender -
Leon Belasco
Dealer -
Oliver Blake
German Banker -
Monte Blue
American -
Gino Corrado
Waiter -
George Dee
Casselle -
William Edmunds
Contact -
Martin Garralaga
Headwaiter -
Gregory Gaye
German Banker -
Creighton Hale
Customer -
Olaf Hytten
Prosperous Man -
Michael Mark
Vendor -
George Meeker
Friend -
Louis Mercier
Smuggler -
Torben Meyer
Banker -
Alberto Morin
French Officer -
Leo Mostovoy
Fydor -
Paul Porcasi
Native -
Henry Rowland
German Officer -
Richard Ryen
Heinz -
Norma Varden
Englishwoman -
Hans Heinrich von Twardow...
German Officer -
Wolfgang Zilzer
Man with Expired Papers... -
Lou Marcelle
Narrator
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All Critics (64) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (75) | Rotten (2) | DVD (49)
Casablanca is the most sociable, the most companionable film ever made. Life as an endless party.
Nothing short of an invasion could add much to Casablanca.
Top CriticFilm should be a solid moneymaker everywhere.
Part of what makes this wartime Hollywood drama (1942) about love and political commitment so fondly remembered is its evocation of a time when the sentiment of this country about certain things appeared to be unified.
There are some great supporting performances, and much of the dialogue has become history.
Top CriticAcross seven decades, the Humphrey Bogart-Ingrid Bergman starrer has emerged as Americans' default favorite movie.
Whether you return to Casablanca for a nostalgia fix, a guilty pleasure or for the waters, you can be certain there'll be something you didn't notice last time out.
Rick and Ilsa. Laszlo and the letters of transit. Captain Renault and his charming corruptibility. "As Time Goes By." "Here's looking at you, kid." You know the routine. So round up the usual accolades.
The 70th anniversary blu-ray edition reaffirms Casablanca's status as a cult picture and Boggie's legendary performance
Its undying appeal may be the result of the Hollywood factory's skill, in those days, in fashioning something memorable out of virtually nothing.
Even hardened cynics who might be impelled to dismiss it as a collection of button-pushing clichés will most likely get swept up in the all the unabashed romance.
Every kid should see this Bogart classic.
Although it was made in 1942, "Casablanca" is still the greatest romantic drama ever made.
This is it. The best movie ever made.
This handsomely packaged three-disc DVD box set is jam-packed with extras, meant to please fans and cinema history buffs alike.
The movie has a peculiar magic to it, and it's in the richness of its details that mostly go unnoticed because of the film's pace.
Its new high-definition remastering and lossless sound should keep it fresh for a very long time to come. (70th Anniversary Blu-ray edition)
It is the product of numerous accidents, all of them happy, and I laugh, cry and have my better instincts appealed to whenever I see it.
It is one of the most timeless of all movies in terms of topic, emotion, acting and motivation.
Audience Reviews for Casablanca
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- Rick Blaine: Get on that plane or I'll crush your head in with a brick!
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- Rick Blaine: I died young, of lung cancer.
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- Rick Blaine: Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine.
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- Rick Blaine: We'll always have Paris.
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- Capt. Louis Renault: Round up the usual suspects.
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- Ilsa: Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By.'
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Foreign Titles
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