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Casablanca

Casablanca

Drama · Romance · 1943

In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

Movie details

Casablanca

“They have a date with fate in...”

1943 Drama · Romance 1h 42m

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8.1 / 10

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In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Michael Curtiz

Written by

Julius J. Epstein · Howard E. Koch · Philip G. Epstein

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Rick Blaine

Ingrid Bergman

Ingrid Bergman

Ilsa Lund

Paul Henreid

Paul Henreid

Victor Laszlo

Claude Rains

Claude Rains

Captain Louis Renault

Conrad Veidt

Conrad Veidt

Major Heinrich Strasser

Sydney Greenstreet

Sydney Greenstreet

Signor Ferrari

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

Ugarte

Court is in session

Put Casablanca on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.