You must remember this .... *Casablanca* was first released 75 years ago today.
14Screenplay by:
Julius J. Epstein
Philip G. Epstein
Howard Koch
Based on:
Everybody Comes to Rick’s
by:
Murray Burnett
Joan Alison
Release date:
November 26, 1942 (Hollywood Theatre)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casablanca_(film)
Directed by:
Michael Curtiz
Produced by:
Hal B. Wallis
Starring:
Humphrey Bogart
Ingrid Bergman
Paul Henreid
Claude Rains
Conrad Veidt
Sydney Greenstreet
Peter Lorre
“Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time.”
“It’s still the same old story/ A fight for love and glory…”
“Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine…”
“…If we stop breathing, we’ll die. If we stop fighting our enemies, the world will die.”
“Round up the usual suspects.”
“Just because you despise me, you are the only one I trust.”
“Not an easy day to forget.”
“…I remember every detail. The Germans wore gray, you wore blue.”
“I heard a story once — as a matter of fact, I’ve heard a lot of stories in my time. They began with the sound of a tinny piano playing in a parlor downstairs…”
“You know how you sound…? Like a man who’s trying to convince himself of something he doesn’t believe in his heart.”
“Where were you last night?”
“…That’s so long ago, I don’t remember.”
“Will I see you tonight?” “…I never make plans that far ahead.”
“What in heaven’s name brought you to Casablanca?”
“…My health, I came to Casablanca for the waters.”
“The waters? What waters? We’re in the desert.”
“…I was misinformed.”
“What is your nationality?”
“…I’m a drunkard.”
“Are you sure this place is honest?”
“…Honest as the day is long!“
“I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on here!”
(The croupier hands him his money.)
“…Your winnings, sir.”
"Oh, thank you very much!”
“Remember, this gun is pointed right at your heart.”
“…That’s my least vulnerable spot.”
“Welcome back to the fight. This time I know our side will win.”
“I like to think you killed a man. It’s the Romantic in me…”
“I’d bet they’re asleep in New York. I’d bet they’re asleep all over America…”
“What if you killed all of us? From every corner of Europe, hundreds, thousands would rise up to take our places. Even Nazis can’t kill that fast.”
“Why did you have to come to Casablanca? There are other places.”
“Go ahead and shoot. You’ll be doing me a favor.”
“You despise me, don’t you?”
“…If I gave you any thought, I probably would.”
“When it comes to women, you’re a true democrat.”
“I’m the only cause I’m interested in.”
“Major Strasser’s been shot.”
(Glances at Rick, holding the smoking gun, and he repeats–)
"…Round up the usual suspects.”
“Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.”
“Boss, ain’t you going to bed?”
“…Not right now.”
“Ain’t you planning on going to bed in the near future?”
“…No.”
“You ever going to bed?”
“…No!”
“Well, I ain’t sleepy either.”
“You know what I want to hear. … You played it for her, you can play it for me!”
“…Well, I don’t think I can remember…”
“If she can stand it, I can! Play it!”
(Sam plays ‘As Time Goes By.’)
“…Who are you really, and what were you before? What did you do and what did you think, huh?”
“…We said no questions.”
(Standing in front of the plane in the fog.)
“I’m saying this because it’s true. Inside of us, we both know you belong with Victor. You’re part of his work, the thing that keeps him going. If that plane leaves the ground and you’re not with him, you’ll regret it. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life.”
“…But what about us?”
“We’ll always have Paris. We didn’t have, we, we lost it until you came to Casablanca. We got it back last night.”
“…When I said I would never leave you…”
“And you never will. But I’ve got a job to do, too. Where I’m going, you can’t follow. What I’ve got to do, you can’t be any part of. Ilsa, I’m no good at being noble, but it doesn’t take much to see that the problems of three little people don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world. Someday you’ll understand that.”
(Ilsa lowers her head and begins to cry.)
“Now, now…”
(Rick gently places his hand under her chin and raises it so their eyes meet, and he repeats–)
“Here’s looking at you, kid.”
Much of the emotional impact of the film has been attributed to the large proportion of European exiles and refugees who were extras or played minor roles (in addition to leading actors Paul Henreid, Conrad Veidt and Peter Lorre): such as Louis V. Arco, Trude Berliner, Ilka Grünig, Lotte Palfi, Richard Ryen, Ludwig Stössel, Hans Twardowski, and Wolfgang Zilzer. A witness to the filming of the “duel of the anthems” sequence said he saw many of the actors crying and “realized that they were all real refugees”.[25] Harmetz argues that they “brought to a dozen small roles in Casablanca an understanding and a desperation that could never have come from Central Casting”.[26] They were frequently cast as Nazis in war films, even though many were Jewish.
“…Here’s looking at you, kid.”
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https://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/movie_script.php?movie=casablanca
I’m in the process of a HUGE research project on the composer of that film music composer (Max Steiner) and I get to work with the original manuscript scores. I’m very much looking forward to analyzing this score, but not sure when I’ll get around to it since Steiner composed music for over 300 films…
@luvche21
That sounds like a wonderful project!
@f00l I get to watch movies for work, so yeah it’s pretty cool! Except doing the musical analysis takes a couple hours to get through the first 10 to 15 minutes of each film…
Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.
@medz
@medz
My nephew and nieces know kids who have no clue who Bogart is, or that there was a movie called Casablanca. Of course they also barely know about World War II and many answer incorrectly about who was fighting who in that war…
The nephews and nieces (save maybe the youngest) do know these things, have seen Casablanca and other older films with their parents. And both families have or had relatives who served in WWII and were willing to talk about it with their grandkids.
I’m a lucky uncle that way.
@duodec I made my daughter watch Lawrence of Arabia. She liked it (or pretended too).
I’m actually a huge fan of Casablanca, so don’t read this post as an affront to the film in any way.
@DrWorm
Impossible to go wrong with Bugs and Co.
Trivia published 5 years ago
http://www.indiewire.com/2012/11/5-things-you-might-not-know-about-casablanca-on-its-70th-anniversary-103675/
Not even my dad is that old, but I enjoy his films.
even @cranky1950 is not old enough to remember this momentous occasion!