Wednesday, October 29, 2008

#96. Casablanca (1943)


Director: Michael Curtiz
Screenplay: Julius J. Epstein, Phillip G. Epstein & Howard Koch (Based on the play "Everybody Comes to Rick's" by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison)
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Viedt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorne, Dooley Wilson

Quote: "We'll always have Paris."

Known to be one of the most popular movies AND Best Picture of All-Time, the film takes us deep into the the town of Casablanca, where an American, Rick (Humphrey Bogart), has put up a successful business after being caught up their and not being allowed to go home in these hard times of World War II. But when the love of his life, Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) with her husband, show up unexpectedly, Rick faces an ultimatum that either tends to his heart or save the world from crumbling in War.

OSCAR winner for Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best Director (Michael Curtiz) & Best Screenplay

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