World War II, Morocco – a viper’s nest of corrupt French police, spies, fleeing émigrés, gamblers and drinkers. It’s the perfect place for weary American expatriate nightclub owner Rick Blaine to hide out. Rick’s Cafe is the gathering place for the good, the bad and the ugly, but he doesn’t care, as long as they spend their money.

One day, of all the bars in all the world, Rick’s long-lost love, Ilsa walks in with her resistance leader husband, Victor, and Rick is pulled into both a love triangle and a web of political intrigue. Ilsa and Victor need to escape from Casablanca, and Rick may be the only one who can help them.

Casablanca is the greatest love story ever told and time may have gone by but it has not diminished it.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
“One of the greatest Hollywood movies of all time… it never grows old, and it never fails to work.”

Pauline Kael, The New Yorker
“It’s one of the most beloved movies of all time — and rightly so… the dialogue, the performances, the mood are all close to perfect.”

Casablanca received 8 nominations and won 3 Oscars.

Wins (3)

Best Picture

Best Director – Michael Curtiz

Best Adapted Screenplay – Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch

Nominations (8 total)

Best Actor – Humphrey Bogart

Best Supporting Actor – Claude Rains

Best Cinematography (Black-and-White) – Arthur Edeson

Best Film Editing – Owen Marks