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1943 · 102 min · PG

Casablanca

Directed by Michael Curtiz · Drama, Romance

Casablanca (1943) is a Drama film, directed by Michael Curtiz set in Casablanca during the 1940s. It runs 102 minutes and is rated PG.

A espionage, with a romantic and melancholic tone. Themes of love & longing, war's cost, and freedom & oppression run throughout.

Composer
Max Steiner
Cinematography
Arthur Edeson
Cast
Humphrey BogartIngrid BergmanPaul HenreidClaude RainsConrad VeidtSydney GreenstreetPeter LorreS.Z. Sakall

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Casablanca
Setting
Urban
When
1940s

Premise & themes

Premise
Espionage
Themes
Love & LongingWar's CostFreedom & Oppression
Tone
RomanticMelancholicTense

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadEnsemble
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Talky Dialogue Driven
Based on
Pure Fiction

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