Casablanca

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, et al.

Product Description

Bogart is jaded idealist Rick Blaine, an American nightclub owner in French Morocco who sacrifices the love of a lifetime to join the world's fight against the Nazis. When the picture debuted, it marked the beginning of a beautiful friendship with generations of moviegoers.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 883929025787
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Publisher: Warner Home Video
• Director: Michael Curtiz
• Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Dooley Wilson, Marcel Dalio, S.Z. Sakall
• Runtime: 1 hour, 42 minutes
• Number of Disks: 3
• Other Video Info: Multiple Formats; Box set; Black & White; Collector's Edition; NTSC
• Dimensions: 3.5" x 6.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

This gun is pointed straight at your heart!

1942 the Nazi occupation of France. Refugees must take a long and torturous route through Casa Blanca on their way to America; there, “Everybody comes to Rick’s.” Rick’s is a nightclub and a way station for a chance to get to America. Humphrey Bogart plays Rick. Here we also stay for a while to watch a drama unfold. There are overlapping stories. One of a young couple trying to get to America, and the girl wondering if a girl should have to do something naughty, was wondering what would happen if her husband, “a boy in many ways,” found out. A second-rate crook (Peter Lorre) obtains something of value at the expense of two German carriers. A Police Captain (Claude Rains) is shocked to find there is gambling going on at Rick’s as he stuffs his pocket with his gambling earnings. Many other stories surround the main theme of a love triangle that started in Paris and now can mean so much to individuals or the effort for freedom. Will the Nazis win their prize? Will Capt. Renault get the young girl? Will Rick get away with Ilsa? This film has become quite a classic. There are many quotes and misquotes attributed to the film. You will find yourself kibitzing. One memorable scene for all is the showdown where the Germans are singing “Watch on the Rhine,” and Yvonne (Madeleine LeBeau) overpowers them and herself with tears in her eyes, singing the “La M-a-r-s-e-i-l-la-i-s-e.” If you watch this movie, then: "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."