Casablanca

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Casablanca

PG

1943

1h 42m

Drama

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Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), who owns a nightclub in Casablanca, discovers his old flame Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) is in town with her husband, Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid). Laszlo is a famed rebel, and with Germans on his tail, Ilsa knows Rick can help them get out of the country.

Critics Consensus

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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Pauline Kael

The New Yorker

07/28/2022

It's far from a great film, but it has a special appealingly schlocky romanticism, and you're never really pressed to take its melodramatic twists and turns seriously.

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Manny Farber

The New Republic

02/18/2022

Casablanca is as ineffectual as a Collier’s short story, but with one thing and another -- like Bergman, Veidt and Humphrey Bogart -- it is a pleasure of sorts.

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Marjory Adams

Boston Globe

02/10/2021

It is excitingly acted, smartly directed, and tells a story crammed with suspense, characterization and action. The cast of players is enough to fill the theatre alone, for it includes some of the finest players Hollywood has to boast about.

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Carson Timar

ClapperCast

Apr 19

Casablanca still holds up as one of the greats. Not only is the film technically strong, but it remains a timely and important text about using your voice to fight.

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M.V. Moorhead

Phoenix Magazine

Feb 24

Flawlessly directed by Michael Curtiz, this tense yet expansive and funny, endlessly quotable tale of glamorous anti-fascists trying to escape the title city, foil the Nazis and come to terms with past romances remains highly re-watchable.

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Sarah Moran

Screen Rant

02/14/2025

10/10

Casablanca returns to theaters to enthrall us with Rick and Ilsa's war torn love, while also cementing itself as one of the best movies ever made.

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Ga'Brieala

Feb 15

I've seen this movie at home but at the movie theater I saw it in a different light! I absolutely loved it!

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Deborah

Feb 15

A classic in every sense of the word. Wish they still made movies like Casablanca.

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Lori

Feb 15

Wonderful on the big screen. Witty.

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JC

Feb 15

This movie is one of the true classics. More than just a love story, it shows regular people fighting against a ruthless empire in small and smart ways. Its a timely move for anyone living in the US in 2026.

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resli

Feb 15

we’ll always have paris

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John D

Feb 15

Here's looking at you kid. They don't make them like this anymore. It's staggering to think that the bulk of this movie was shot on the Warner Bros. sound stage.

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Synopsis

Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), who owns a nightclub in Casablanca, discovers his old flame Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) is in town with her husband, Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid). Laszlo is a famed rebel, and with Germans on his tail, Ilsa knows Rick can help them get out of the country.

Director: Michael Curtiz
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Screenwriter: Murray Burnett, Joan Alison, Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 23, 1943, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 15, 2008
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)