Qualen died on September 12, at the age of 87 in Torrance, California. She died on May 1, , at the age of At the time Casablanca was made, censors used a heavy hand when it came to Hollywood films — and in a later interview, Julius Epstein remembered just how stringent they were. Still, when they wrote Casablanca , they tried to sneak stronger language past the censors.
We'd say, 'How about twenty-five? Even though it featured a stellar cast and top writers, nobody working on the film expected it to be anything special — just one of dozens of films to come out of Hollywood each year.
But favourable reviews and Academy Awards for outstanding motion picture, best director and best screenplay propelled the film into the limelight. That would be rankest sabotage," read the review in the New York Times.
We will tell you that Michael Curtiz has directed for slow suspense and that his camera is always conveying grim tension and uncertainty. Some of the significant incidents, too, are affecting—such as that in which the passionate Czech patriot rouses the customers in Rick's cafe to drown out a chorus of Nazis by singing 'the Marseillaise,' or any moment in which Dooley Wilson is remembering past popular songs in a hushed room.
Bogart and Miss Bergman in the leading roles. Bogart is, as usual, the cool, cynical, efficient and super-wise guy who operates his business strictly for profit but has a core of sentiment and idealism inside. Conflict becomes his inner character, and he handles it credibly. Miss Bergman is surpassingly lovely, crisp and natural as the girl and lights the romantic passages with a warm and genuine glow.
The line "Play it again, Sam" is one of the most widely quoted lines from Casablanca — but it never appears in the film. There have been short-lived TV series, radio plays and Broadway musicals that never hit the stage, but there has never been a major remake of Casablanca. There have been plenty of spoofs and references in pop culture, however. Brothers Julius and Philip Epstein and Howard Koch are credited with writing the screenplay for the film — and they were behind many of the most famous lines, including "Round up the usual suspects," "This could be the start of a beautiful friendship" and "Here's looking at you, kid.
Producer Hal B. Wallis reportedly wrote the final line, "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship" after shooting was complete, and Bogart had to be brought back to dub it in.
The classic song "As Time Goes By" was included in the original play, but Steiner didn't like it and wanted it excluded from the film adaptation. Meanwhile, Bergman was married to Dr. Petter Lindstrom and living in Rochester with him and their 3-year old daughter, Pia.
She was miserable in Rochester, tired of the cold and anxious to get back to work, when Hal Wallis came calling with the offer for Casablanca. The role of Ilsa Lund made her a star, even though she was confused about her character on set and it annoyed her later in life when people would tell her how much they loved her in the film.
Nevertheless, she would go on to win three Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award over the course of her epic career. Bergman's marriage to Lindstrom ended in divorce after she had a scandalous affair with director Roberto Rossellini, with whom she had two children, including actress Isabella Rossellini.
That marriage only lasted 5 years, and her third marriage, to Swedish shipping heir Lars Schmidt, ended in divorce in She died in , on her 67th birthday. Her legacy as one of the world's most recognizable film stars, however, lives on today. Wallis had a longstanding friendship with Michael Curtiz, long before Casablanca. Curtiz credits Wallis with being the creative force behind the film, telling friends that "[Wallis] was the only person who had faith in the movie, [and] that Jack Warner was convinced the movie would be a disaster" Harmetz In fact, Wallis was the one who wrote the film's final line, when Humphrey Bogart's Rick says to Claude Rains' Renault, "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Hal Wallis was known to be reserved but he had a bitter rivalry with Jack Warner, which reached a boiling point during the awards campaign for Casablanca. He began his career as a theater actor in London and made his American film debut in as the titular role in James Whales' The Invisible Man. He was a contract player at Warner Bros, a veteran of 32 films, and Wallis never considered anyone else for the role of corrupt Vichy official Captain Louis Renault. Rains was excited about the role, even though it meant spending the summer away from his beloved farm in Pennsylvania.
Paul Henreid was born into an aristocratic family in Austria. After a successful stint in Austrian theater, UFA Germany's top studio at the time offered Henreid a contract that stipulated that as an employee of the studio, he would have to up "uphold Nazi ideology" Harmetz He quickly returned to Austria and then to England before ending up penniless in New York. After gaining some traction in Hollywood, Paul Henreid received the screenplay for Casablanca. He turned it down, saying later that he "thought it was a fairy tale".
Henreid eventually accepted the role of the stiff resistance leader Victor Laszlo for the money. Ingrid Bergman wrote in her diary that Henreid exhibited prima donna behavior on set. Even though the role of Laszlo garnered him co-star billing with Bogart and Bergman, Henreid is rarely mentioned as part of what made the film so legendary. Part of the three-person writing team along with Howard Koch who are credited with the screenplay of Casablanca. They were identical twins and were known for the "kind of dialogue that is usually referred to as 'sparkling'" Harmetz Since the Epstein brothers were notorious wisecrackers, they were often brought onto a film to make the dialogue more "zippy".
Hal Wallis felt that the brothers were especially good at adapting plays into screenplays. The Epsteins had made four films with Curtiz before Casablanca. Years later, Julie disdainfully pronounced the Casablanca screenplay as "slick shit", possibly because he was upset that Howard Koch claimed most of the credit. Koch later apologized. Conflicts aside, film professors have used Casablanca as an example of an exceptional screenplay for nearly six decades.
One of the screenwriters of Casablanca. He started on the project while Phil and Julie Epstein were taking a break to work on patriotic training documentaries for Frank Capra. Aljean Harmetz writes, "For most of Casablanca , Koch was writing behind the Epsteins and revising their work" Harmetz Although there have been a number of conflicts about which parts of the screenplay were written by which of the writers, Koch was "uniquely responsible for providing Rick with a background of fighting for the Loyalist cause in Spain and running guns to Ethiopia.
The Question and Answer section for Casablanca is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. What makes Casablanca different from other films? Ironically Casablanca was written while the movie was being shot. It was not seen as anything special foe Warner Brothers but ended up being one of the greatest cult classics of all time. There are so many reasons for this. He is arrested before he can complete the sale. A French woman who hangs out at Rick's.
At the beginning of the movie, Yvonne is Rick's neglected, miserable lover. After being ignored by Rick one night, she shows up at the bar with a German soldier the very next evening. Her one redeeming moment comes during the singing of "La Marseillaise," when she shows herself to be a loyal patriot.
Sam is a warm-hearted, agreeable musician and a fiercely loyal friend to Rick. In Casablanca, he is Rick's only link to the past, since the two were together in Paris as well. When Rick drinks himself into a depressive stupor, he generally wants to be alone, but he doesn't seem to mind Sam's presence.
At times, Sam seems like Rick's older brother or guardian. While Sam is a vivid presence in the scenes in which he is featured, his character is never fully developed.
A young Bulgarian newlywed who desperately wants to escape to America. Brandel comes to Rick to ask about Louis's reliability. Louis has offered to give her and her husband exit visas to leave Casablanca in exchange for sexual favors, and she fears that this is their only option. Her plight brings out the idealist in Rick, who arranges for Mr. Brandel to win big at the roulette table, scoring enough money to purchase the exit visas.
In this way, Rick allows the Brandels to leave Casablanca with their marriage uncorrupted. Annina's husband, who wants to escape to America with his wife. Unaware that Louis has made Annina a proposal, Mr. Brandel believes that the only hope of escaping Casablanca is by winning big at the roulette table.
Because of Rick's generosity, this is exactly what happens. Carl is an amiable staff member who also participates in the Casablanca anti-Nazi underground. He sees through Rick's cynicism and considers him a decent, generous man. Sacha is more playful, nosy, and cynical than Carl, but like his coworker, he is a member of the underground and can see Rick's essential generosity and goodness.
A Casablanca street criminal. The pickpocket reveals the seedy, street-hustling, outlaw nature of Casablanca. He warns people to be careful and alert, then leaves with their wallets. A guitarist and singer at Rick's.
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