Casablanca

• The film is set during the Second World War
• It was released on November 26th, 1942
• Casablanca won three Oscars at the Academy Awards (Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay)
• It was released on January 23rd, 1942
• The director of Casablanca was Michael Curtiz
• Warner Bros produced Casablanca
• Michael Curtiz had directed over 80 films by the time he made Casablanca
• The film was made with a budget of $890,000
• Humphrey Bogart played Rick Blaine in Casablanca
• Curtiz's style is characterised as 'fast-paced', 'tightly edited' and 'visually dynamic'. He used many techniques to achieve this such as cross cutting between scenes, close up shots and low angle shots.
• Why is the city of Casablanca important to the immigrants' path to freedom?

  end of refugie visa
• Where is Casablanca located?

  Marccoco
• What news is being spread about the German couriers?

  someone was killed
• What does one need to get out of Casablanca?

  Visa
• How does Captain Renault behave around the German officers?


  welcoming
• What is Rick's? What does Rick refuse to do with the customers?

  cafe where the killer might be
• What does Ugarte show to Rick? What does he plan to do with what he has shown him?

  Shows him a letter and a exit visa,signed from top general, he's going to sell them
• What did the German couriers have with them? What does this suggest?

  letters of transit. he's the murderer
• What does the woman at the bar say to Rick? How does he react to her?

  where he was and if she'll see him. He tries to bring her home.
• Why does Renault think that Rick left America?

  he thinks he ran of or mucdlered someone, Slept with senators wife.
• What does Renault claim will happen in the bar tonight? Who will be there when he makes the arrest?

  he would have an important guest. The general to arrest the killer
• Who is Victor Laszlo? From where did he escape?

  he staying in Casablanca, he escaped a concentration camp
• Why does Laszlo need two visas?

  There is no exit visa for him. He has a woman with him
• What are some of Rick's previous political actions?

  he had a fight and qot paid for it, sold them weapons.
• Whom do the men come to arrest? What does Rick refuse to do for him?

  he refuses to help him hide Eugartey
• What types of questions do the Germans ask Rick? How does he respond?


  Where he was from and where they could invade and who he thought would win. he remains neutral
• For whom are Ilsa and Laszlo looking?

  Ugarte
• What is Laszlo's nationality? When does Strasser want to meet with him?

  Czechoslovakian, 10:00 at police office
• What is discussed at the bar between Laszlo and the other man?

  ugarte was arrested and was supposed to help Laszlo
• What does Ilsa request from Sam?


  to play old songs
• What does Same say to Ilsa regarding Rick?

  where Rick was and when she'll meet him
• How do both Ilsa and Rick respond to Sams song?


  she's sad looking and Rick tells Sam not to play that song.
• What does Rick do with Ilsa that is so strange?

  remembering the last time they were together and has a drink with her.
• How do Rick and Ilsa act around each other?


  awkward
• What does Rick do after Ilsa leaves?

  hes drinking
• What advice does Sam give Rick?

  telling him to spend time with him and if he's not leaving Sam is staying with him
• What information to the "flashbacks" reveal about Rick and Ilsa's relationship?

  how his relationship was gone and was for nothing and he loved her and did everything with her
• What news reaches Ilsa and Rick in Paris?

  the Germans invade Paris
• What do Rick and Ilsa plan to do?

  they want to leave Paris
• What happened at the train station? What does the note from Ilsa say?

  she never came to the train station and the note said that she is not able to come with him and he can't ask why