Trailer
Summary
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+14)
Critics 100Audiences 86GoodWatch 92
Metascore100
User score8.7
Letterboxd · 901 K ratings4.3/5
IMDb8.5
Box office
12×its budget
- Budget
- $878 K
- Worldwide
- $10 M
Worldwide it earned $10 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for dramas, −7 min on the typical 109
typical 109102Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 48 countries, rent or buy in 45 more
+38Released
1943
January 15, 1943
83 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GermanFrenchItalianMade in
United States
Academy Awards1944
- Best Picture1944Won
- Directing1944Won
- Writing (Adapted Screenplay)1944Won
- Actor in a Leading Role1944Nominated
- Actor in a Supporting Role1944Nominated
- Best Cinematography, Black-and-White1944Nominated
- Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score1944Nominated
- Cinematography1944Nominated
- Film Editing1944Nominated
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 69 more114 people
- Humphrey BogartRick Blaine
- Ingrid BergmanIlsa Lund
- Paul HenreidVictor Laszlo
- Claude RainsCaptain Louis Renault
- Conrad VeidtMajor Heinrich Strasser
- Sydney GreenstreetSignor Ferrari
- Peter LorreUgarte
- S.Z. SakallCarl
Madeleine LebeauYvonne
Dooley WilsonSam
Joy PageAnnina Brandel
John QualenBerger
Leonid KinskeySascha
Curt BoisPickpocket- AAAbdullah AbbasArab (uncredited)
Enrique AcostaGuest at Rick's (uncredited)- EAEd AgrestiBar Patron (uncredited)
- AAArnet AmosFrench Soldier / Singer (uncredited)
- LVLouis V. ArcoRefugee at Rick's (uncredited)
- FAFrank ArnoldOverseer (uncredited)
Larry ArnoldCasino Patron (uncredited)- BBBrandon BeachGuest at Rick's (uncredited)
Leon BelascoDealer at Rick's (uncredited)- NBNino BelliniGendarme (uncredited)
Directing · 5
- Michael Curtiz Director
- D. Ross Lederman Second Unit Director
- Lee Katz Assistant Director
- Hugh MacMullan Assistant Director, Dialogue Coach
- Alma Young Script Supervisor
Writing · 5
- Julius J. Epstein Screenplay
- Philip G. Epstein Screenplay
- Howard E. Koch Screenplay
- Murray Burnett Theatre Play
- Joan Alison Theatre Play
Production · 3
- Jack L. Warner Executive Producer
- Hal B. Wallis Producer
- Al Alleborn Unit Manager
Camera · 4
- Arthur Edeson Director of Photography
- Mike Joyce Camera Operator
- Wally Meinardus Assistant Camera
- Jack Woods Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Owen Marks Editor
Sound · 9
- Max Steiner Original Music Composer, Music Arranger
- Jack Scholl Songs
- Hugo Friedhofer Orchestrator
- Leo F. Forbstein Music Director
- Francis J. Scheid Sound
- Jean Vincent Plummer Musician
Art · 5
- Harper Goff Set Designer
- Carl Jules Weyl Art Direction
- John Beckman Assistant Art Director
- George James Hopkins Set Decoration
- Herbert Plews Props
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Orry-Kelly Costume Design
- Perc Westmore Makeup Artist
- Jean Burt Reilly Hairstylist
- Frank McCoy Makeup Artist
- Leon Roberts Wardrobe Master
- Anthony Gasbarri Tailor
Lighting · 1
- William Conger Gaffer
Other crew · 11
- Don Siegel Other
- Harvey Parry Stunts
- Paul Stader Stunts
- James Leicester Other
- Russell Llewellyn Stand In
- Lawrence W. Butler Special Effects
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