Landmark Works
Casablanca
Sound Film
Citation Formats
General Reference
APA Style
BibTeX
A 1942 Warner Bros. romantic drama directed by Michael Curtiz and set in Vichy-controlled Casablanca during the Second World War, built around Humphrey Bogart's expatriate nightclub owner and Ingrid Bergman's return to his life. Roger Ebert called it one of the rare films earning an upper-case M for Movie, the Writers Guild of America has voted its screenplay the best ever written, and the American Film Institute ranks it among American cinema's greatest achievements.
Facts
Release Year Cross-Tradition Connections
Sources
1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationRoger Ebert, quoted in opening sectionQuote, Roger Ebert, quoted in opening section
If there is ever a time when they decide that some movies should be spelled with an upper-case M, Casablanca should be voted first on the list
1. Wikipedia
Wikimedia FoundationRotten Tomatoes consensus, Reception sectionQuote, Rotten Tomatoes consensus, Reception section
An undisputed masterpiece and perhaps Hollywood's quintessential statement on love and romance
Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.
View At A Past Year
The atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.