Casablanca (1942)
Country: US
Technical: bw 102m
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt
Synopsis:
In wartime Casablanca, Rick, the owner of a favoured nightspot, has in his possession stolen letters of transit eagerly sought both by the German and Vichy authorities, and by an East European resistance leader whose wife happens to be Rick's former lover.
Review:
Phenomenally successful studio picture which is living proof of the adage that if you churn out enough sausages while varying the ingredients, sooner or later you'll produce something resembling great art. This is undeniably great popular art, with rich characterization, music, intrigue, wit and melodrama enough to sugar the message about isolationism: Rick not only sticks his neck out for a noble cause, he sacrifices his personal happiness too.
Country: US
Technical: bw 102m
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt
Synopsis:
In wartime Casablanca, Rick, the owner of a favoured nightspot, has in his possession stolen letters of transit eagerly sought both by the German and Vichy authorities, and by an East European resistance leader whose wife happens to be Rick's former lover.
Review:
Phenomenally successful studio picture which is living proof of the adage that if you churn out enough sausages while varying the ingredients, sooner or later you'll produce something resembling great art. This is undeniably great popular art, with rich characterization, music, intrigue, wit and melodrama enough to sugar the message about isolationism: Rick not only sticks his neck out for a noble cause, he sacrifices his personal happiness too.
Country: US
Technical: bw 102m
Director: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt
Synopsis:
In wartime Casablanca, Rick, the owner of a favoured nightspot, has in his possession stolen letters of transit eagerly sought both by the German and Vichy authorities, and by an East European resistance leader whose wife happens to be Rick's former lover.
Review:
Phenomenally successful studio picture which is living proof of the adage that if you churn out enough sausages while varying the ingredients, sooner or later you'll produce something resembling great art. This is undeniably great popular art, with rich characterization, music, intrigue, wit and melodrama enough to sugar the message about isolationism: Rick not only sticks his neck out for a noble cause, he sacrifices his personal happiness too.