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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Black & White, Documentary, Trailers
Casablanca: easy to enter, but much harder to leave, especially if your name is on the Nazis most wanted list. Atop the list is Czech Resistant leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), whose only hope is Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), a cynical American who sticks his neck out for no oneespecially Victors wife Iisa (Ingrid Bergman), the ex-lover who broke his heart. So when Iisa offers herself in exchange for Lazlos safe transport out of the country, the bitter Rick must decide whats more important his own happiness or the countless lives that hang in the balance.
"Everything is right in this WW2 classic..." Leonard Maltin
"Bergman is understated, yet overwhelming... The supporting cast is superb..." Brian Webster, Apollo Leisure Guide
Editor's Note
World War II Morocco springs to life in Michael Curtiz's (THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD, YANKEE DOODLE DANDY) classic love story. Colorful characters abound in Casablanca, a waiting room for Europeans trying to escape Hitler's war-torn Europe. Humphrey Bogart plays Richard "Rick" Blaine, a cynical but good-hearted American whose caf is the gathering place for everyone from the French Police to the black market to the Nazis. When his long-lost love, Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), surfaces in Casablanca with her Resistance leader husband, Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), Rick is pulled into both a love triangle and a web of political intrigue. Ilsa and Victor need to escape from Casablanca, and Rick may be the only one who can help them. The question is, will he? Top-notch performances include Claude Rains as the chief of the French police and the major authority figure in Unoccupied France, Peter Lorre as the doomed Senor Ugarte, Sydney Greenstreet as Senor Ferrari, and Dooley Wilson as Rick's loyal friend and the caf's pianist, Sam. The mesmerizing musical score, by Max Steiner, along with the well-structured plot, flawless acting, and unforgettable dialogue makes this one of the best films of all time.
| Features | Theatrical Trailer | | Scene Access | | Languages & subtitles: English & Franais | | Documentary "You Must Remember This," hosted by Lauren Bacall and featuring outtakes | | All-new introduction by Lauren Bacall | | Interactive Menus |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 6/7/2005 |
| Running Time: 103 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1942 | | Catalog ID: 65008 | | UPC: 00012569500822 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: B&W |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1944) |  | Michael Curtiz, Winner, Best Director | | Hal B. Wallis, Winner, Best Picture | | Julius J. Epstein, et al., Winner, Best Writing, Screenplay | | | Humphrey Bogart, Nominee, Best Actor | | | Arthur Edeson, Nominee, Best Cinematography, Black-And-White | | | Owen Marks, Nominee, Best Film Editing | | | Max Steiner, Nominee, Best Music, Scoring Of A Dramatic Or Comedy Picture | | | Claude Rains, Nominee, Best Supporting Actor |
| Memorable Quotes| "Here's looking at you, kid."----Humphrey Bogart (Rick) to Ingrid Bergman (Ilsa) at least three times during the course of the film | | "Only one answer can take care of all our questions."----Ilsa just before kissing Rick | | "But of course, that was the day the Germans marched into Paris." "Not an easy day to forget. I remember every detail----the Germans wore gray, you wore blue."----Interchange between Rick and Ilsa at his cafe after seeing each other for the first time in years | | "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine."----Rick about Ilsa |
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| | Professional Reviews | Chicago Sun-Times
"...Absolutely sound, rock-solid in its use of Hollywood studio craftsmanship....The black-and-white cinematography has not aged as color would. The dialogue is so spare and cynical it has not grown old-fashioned..." 09/15/1996 p.5Entertainment Weekly
"...One of the most perfect Hollywood movies ever made..." 08/08/2003 p.57 Total Film
"Possibly the most famous film ever made, CASABLANCA has everything..." 07/01/2000 p.118 Premiere
"...Here Humphrey Bogart transformed himself into a romantic hero..." 12/01/2003 p.5 Sight and Sound
"Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart provide the chemistry that sets this apart from countless other tales of doomed wartime love affairs." 03/01/2004 p.75 Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide 10 of 10
Everything is right in this WW2 classic of war-torn Casablanca with elusive nightclub owner Rick (Bogart) finding old flame (Bergman) and her husband, underground leader Henreid, among skeletons in his closet. Rains is marvelous as dapper police chief, and nobody sings "As Time Goes By" like Dooley Wilson. Three Oscars include Picture, Director, and Screenplay (Julius & Philip Epstein and Howard Koch)... - Leonard Maltin
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