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Back in 1942, Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman starred in Michael Curtiz’s romantic drama basic.

Set and filmed throughout World War 2, the story follows Bogey’s American expat Rick, the proprietor of a nightclub in Vichy-controlled Morocco.

When his outdated flame (Ingrid Bergman) seeks him out, he quickly realises she wants her assist.

Her Czech insurgent husband wants to flee the nation earlier than being captured by the Germans, led by Conrad Veidt’s Major.

Veidt was a refugee German actor who fled the Nazis together with his Jewish spouse, was the very best paid actor within the movie regardless of second billing and died a 12 months after its launch.

Despite being an A-list film, Warner Bros didn’t anticipate Casablanca to face out because it did. Nominated for eight Oscars, what’s now thought of one of many biggest movies of all time took dwelling Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay.