UNITED STATES · 1942

Casablanca

Michael Curtiz
Classical Hollywood lost love wartime sacrifice moral ambiguity exile and displacement resistance to fascism
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Synopsis

In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

Year1942
CountryUnited States
DirectorMichael Curtiz
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