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Epicurus.com - Casablanca (Aniv B&W)
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List Price: $19.98
Our Price: $3.20
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Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt
Directed By: Michael Curtiz
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302482584
Format: Black & White
ISBN: 6302482585
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release Date: 1992-11-02
Running Time: 103
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1943-01-23
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Editorial Reviews:
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A truly perfect movie, the 1942 Casablanca still wows viewers today, and for good reason. Its unique story of a love triangle set against terribly high stakes in the war against a monster is sophisticated instead of outlandish, intriguing instead of garish. Humphrey Bogart plays the allegedly apolitical club owner in unoccupied French territory that is nevertheless crawling with Nazis; Ingrid Bergman is the lover who mysteriously deserted him in Paris; and Paul Heinreid is her heroic, slightly bewildered husband. Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and Conrad Veidt are among what may be the best supporting cast in the history of Hollywood films. This is certainly among the most spirited and ennobling movies ever made. --Tom Keogh
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Summary: As Time Goes By . . .
Comment: . . . This film simply gets better and better. How can it miss with such a cast? Not only Humphrey Bogart as Rick and Ingrid Bergman as Ilse, but also the ensemble group of minor characters. Who can forget oily-voiced Peter Lorre smuggling the letters of transit? Or rotund Sidney Greenstreet swatting flies at the Blue Parrot? My very favorite, however, is Claude Raines as Louis, the (lovably) corrupt Prefect of Police, whose heart is his "least vulnerable spot," and whose lines, which include "Round up the usual suspects!" are among the best and the most humorous in the movie. His shock, as he stuffs his pockets with his winnings, that gambling is going on at Rick's place, has to be one of the classic moments in cinema.
And, of course, one of the most brilliant scenes--my very favorite "three-handkerchief-blubbering" moment, in fact--is when Nazi Colonel Strasser (Conrad Veidt) and his officers are standing around the piano, belting out "Watch on the Rhine," and Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid) orders the band to play the "Marseilleise"; although the two pieces of music blend perfectly at first, the "Marseilleise" triumphs in the end. Vive la France!!!
I think that one of the secrets of this movie's greatness is that in addition to the outstanding actors, the writers and the director have combined the right mixture of romance, adventure, and patriotism with a huge dollop of humor. A time-tested recipe that seems to have been forgotten in so many films made today.
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Summary: The Best Love Story Of All Time!
Comment: What can I say about this movie? It is simply the best! The plot, the actors, the setting, everything! Got to have this in your collection!
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Summary: Classic Film at the top
Comment: Casablanca uses the actors and the story to tell a very interesting and compelling story and is an all-time classic movie that should be seen by all.
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Summary: Casablanca
Comment: One of Bogards best. Ingrid Bergman was wonderful and very beautiful.The suppoeting cast was flawless.This is one of the best movies ever made without question.
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Summary: Play it again
Comment: Outside of perhaps 3 other films this is very likely the most perfect film ever made. The selection of characters--Bogart, Bergman, Reins, Henreid--is absolutely ideal.--it is difficult to imagine any other actors playing these roles, or playing them as well. The acting and the directing are absolutely inspired. Shot in black and white the cinematography is excellent. The music and the plot twists are themselves spell binding--all in all a landmark film.
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