“Casablanca” is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid, and featuring Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre and Dooley Wilson. Set during World War II, it focuses on a man torn between, in the words of one character, love and virtue. He must choose between his love for a woman and helping her and her Czech Resistance leader husband escape from the Vichy-controlled Moroccan city of Casablanca to continue his fight against the Nazis. “Casablanca” won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Its characters, dialogue, and music have become iconic, and the film has grown in popularity to the point that it now consistently ranks near the top of lists of the greatest films of all time.
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman on the set of “Casablanca” (1942)
Claude Rains watches Humphrey Bogart and Paul Henreid play chess on the set of “Casablanca” (1942)
Humphrey Bogart and Dooley Wilson hanging out on the set of “Casablanca” (1942)
Director Michael Curtiz with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman on the set of “Casablanca” (1942)
Humphrey Bogart filming home movies of production from a ladder on the set of “Casablanca” (1942)
Director Michael Curtiz filming Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman on the set of “Casablanca” (1942)
