1943 · 102 min · PG

Casablanca

Name: Casablanca
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1943
Duration: 102 min
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt

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 & Longing War's Cost Freedom & Oppression

Tone

RomanticMelancholicTense

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadEnsemble

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Talky Dialogue Driven

Based on

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Casablanca

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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