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Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia - Casablanca Film
Casablanca is a 1942 movie set during World War II in the Vichy-controlled Moroccan city of Casablanca. The film was directed by Michael ...
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Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Plot
Humphrey Bogart plays Rick Blaine, the owner of an upscale cafe/bar/gambling den in the Moroccan city of Casablanca which attracts a mixe...
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Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Plot
Humphrey Bogart plays Rick Blaine, the owner of an upscale cafe/bar/gambling den in the Moroccan city of Casablanca which attracts a mixe...
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Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Production
The film was based on Murray Burnett and Joan Alison's unproduced play Everybody Comes to Rick's. The story analyst at Warner Brothers wh...
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Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Production
The film was based on Murray Burnett and Joan Alison's unproduced play Everybody Comes to Rick's. The story analyst at Warner Brothers wh...
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Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Awards
Casablanca won three Oscars:
Academy Award for Best Picture — Hal B. Wallis, producer
Academy Award for Directing — Michael Curtiz
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Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Errors
The film has several apparent logical flaws, foremost being the two "letters of transit" which enable anyone to leave for abroad. As ment...
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Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Reception
Reaction to the film at previews before release was described as "beyond belief". It premiered at the Hollywood Theater in New York City ...
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Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Sequels
Almost from the moment Casablanca became a hit, talk began of producing a sequel to the film. A sequel entitled Brazzaville (named after ...
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Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Cast
The cast is notable for its internationalism: only three of the credited actors were born in the U.S. The three top-billed actors were:
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Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Myths
Several myths have grown up around the film, one being that Ronald Reagan was originally chosen to play Rick. This originates in a press ...
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Casablanca Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Casablanca Film - Criticism
Roger Ebert has claimed that the film is "probably on more lists of the greatest films of all time than any other single title, including...
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