Casablanca (1942)

Note des utilisateurs:

8.8/10   

Réalisateur:

Michael Curtiz

Writers:

Murray Burnett (play) and
Joan Alison (play) ...

Release Date:

23 janvier 1943 (USA)

Genre:

Drame

Accroche:

They had a date with fate in Casablanca!

Plot:

Classic film set in unoccupied Africa during the early days of World War II: An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

Plot Keywords:

Lost Love | Source Music | Pragmatist | Beautiful Woman | American Expatriate

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 6 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Quite simply the greatest film in American history

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Ensemble

Humphrey Bogart	...	Rick Blaine
Ingrid Bergman	...	Ilsa Lund
Paul Henreid	...	Victor Laszlo
Claude Rains	...	Captain Renault
Conrad Veidt	...	Major Strasser
Sydney Greenstreet	...	Signor Ferrari
Peter Lorre	...	Ugarte
S.Z. Sakall	...	Carl (as S.K. Sakall)
Madeleine LeBeau	...	Yvonne
Dooley Wilson	...	Sam
Joy Page	...	Annina Brandel
John Qualen	...	Berger
Leonid Kinskey	...	Sascha
Curt Bois	...	Pickpocket

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Everybody Comes to Rick's (USA) (original script title)
Casablanca (France) [fr]

Durée:

102 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Français | Allemand

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Son:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Classification:

Iceland:L | Spain:T | USA:Approved (original rating: PCA #6457) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | Brazil:12 | Netherlands:AL | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Chile:TE | Denmark:A | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Norway:10 (re-rating) (1992) | Norway:11 (re-rating) (2002) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:12 | Sweden:15 | Sweden:7 (re-release) | UK:U | USA:PG (re-rating) (1992)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Flagstaff, Arizona, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Anecdotes:

Studio publicity in 1941 claimed that Ronald Reagan and Ann Sheridan were scheduled to appear in this film, and Dennis Morgan is mentioned as the third lead. This was never the case, however, and the false story was planted, either by a studio publicist or a press agent for the three other actors, to keep their names in the press. Meanwhile George Raft was angling for the part with Jack L. Warner, but Hal B. Wallis had been assigned to search for what would be Humphrey Bogart's next starring role. He wrote to Warner that he had found the next movie for Bogart and the role was perfect for him. Nobody else was ever considered for the part.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Major Strasser first enters Rick’s, a German soldier says "Captain Strasser is here" to Captain Renault.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Narrator: With the coming of the Second World War, many eyes in imprisoned Europe turned hopefully, or desperately, toward the freedom of the Americas. Lisbon became the great embarkation point. But, not everybody could get to Lisbon directly, and so a tortuous, roundabout refugee trail sprang up - Paris to Marseilles...
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in 40 gradi all'ombra del lenzuolo (1976)

Soundtrack:

The Very Thought of You

Quite simply the greatest film in American history

Casablanca is the consummate Hollywood film. It is superbly directed, acted, and filmed. Bogart is amazing, the characters are deep and engaging.

This is easily one of the greatest films of all time. The story is timeless and meaningful, full of heart and should endure for another fifty years with no problems. A true masterpiece and the benchmark by which all other films should be measured. If you haven't seen it, you are at a profound loss. If you have then you know the greatness of this film.