Casablanca (1942)
97%RT Audience Score: 95%
Awards & Nominations: Won 3 Oscars
10 wins & 9 nominations total
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.
If you’re looking for a flick that’ll make you swoon and believe in love again, look no further than Casablanca. This movie is the OG when it comes to romance on the big screen. Bogart and Bergman are straight-up iconic in their roles, and the chemistry between them is hotter than a Moroccan summer. Seriously, this movie is so good it’s like a fine wine – it just gets better with age. If you haven’t seen it yet, do yourself a favor and add it to your watchlist ASAP. You won’t regret it, kid.
Production Company(ies)
Warner Bros.,
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Hotel Monte Vista, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for mild violence
Year of Release
1943
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.37 : 1
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Runtime:1h 42m
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Language(s):English, French, German, Italian
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 23, 1943 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 17, 1998
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $4,497,613
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $91,755,870
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,060
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 10,006,093
US/Canada gross: $4,219,709
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $86,086,347
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 821
US/Canada opening weekend: $181,494
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $3,702,662
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,142
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $950,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $19,380,964
Production budget ranking: 1,381
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $10,436,649
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $61,938,257
ROI to date (est.): 208%
ROI ranking: 615
Ingrid Bergman – Ilsa Lund Laszlo
Paul Henreid – Victor Laszlo
Claude Rains – Captain Louis Renault
Conrad Veidt – Major Heinrich Strasser
Peter Lorre – Ugarte
Director(s)
Michael Curtiz
Writer(s)
Murray Burnett, Joan Alison, Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch
Producer(s)
Hal B. Wallis
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 3 Oscars
10 wins & 9 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (128) | Top Critics (39) | Fresh (127) | Rotten (1)
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.
February 18, 2022
Manny Farber
The New Republic
TOP CRITIC
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.
February 10, 2021
Marjory Adams
Boston Globe
TOP CRITIC
Warners have been generous in fitting fine players to roles that become gems, each in its own way, through 1 the incisive handling of Claude Rains, Sidney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Dooley Wilson, S. Z. Sakall and Joy Page.
February 10, 2021
Mildred Martin
Philadelphia Inquirer
TOP CRITIC
Claude Rains, as a French captain whose sympathies do not jibe with his uniform of allegiance to Nazi rule, gives a grand performance.
February 10, 2021
Mae Tinee
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
It may not be the best of its kind ever, but it is good melodrama.
February 10, 2021
Evelyn Russell
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
Director Michael Curtiz, whose sureness and skill ere rarely to be questioned in any picture he handles, have given Casablanca an exotic atmosphere, a flow of action, surprises and punch to make it constantly interesting.
February 10, 2021
Colvin McPherson
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
TOP CRITIC
As soon as the main titles end, you are transported into a world filled with great performances and an incredibly sophisticated screenplay that takes advantage of every emotion you can think of.
May 25, 2022 | Rating: 10/10
Josh Parham
Next Best Picture
It continues to fascinate audiences in a way that is beyond explanation, except to resolve that the picture seems to result from and fully encompass that somewhat fantastical notion of Movie Magic.
March 20, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
The plot is complicated in detail but clear in its issue; and it is in the presentation of the tortuous means by which the desperately-desired end is gained that the picture succeeds admirably.
February 18, 2022
T.C. Kemp
Birmingham Post
So topical is the dialogue that it might have been written yesterday, instead of six months ago.
February 18, 2022
Reg Whitley
Daily Mirror (UK)
Some movies just have the perfect script, packed full of endlessly quotable lines that are effortlessly delivered by an extraordinary cast. A phenomenal movie, that everyone needs to have seen.
August 24, 2021
Charlotte Harrison
Charlotte Sometimes Goes to the Movies
Dooley Wilson gets his best screen role to date as Rick’s piano player, and comes through with ease.
July 13, 2021
Virginia Wright
Illustrated Daily News (Los Angeles)…
Plot
The story of Rick Blaine, a cynical world-weary ex-patriate who runs a nightclub in Casablanca, Morocco during the early stages of WWII. Despite the pressure he constantly receives from the local authorities, Rick’s cafe has become a kind of haven for refugees seeking to obtain illicit letters that will help them escape to America. But when Ilsa, a former lover of Rick’s, and her husband, show up to his cafe one day, Rick faces a tough challenge which will bring up unforeseen complications, heartbreak and ultimately an excruciating decision to make.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
There is no specific tidbit about someone in the cast mentioned on the Fresh Kernels page.for Casablanca.
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