{"id":792,"date":"2025-04-05T00:47:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T00:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/?p=792"},"modified":"2025-04-17T00:09:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T00:09:53","slug":"casablanca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/casablanca\/","title":{"rendered":"CASABLANCA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"792\" class=\"elementor elementor-792\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c33b5a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21c33b5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eb4c26 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7eb4c26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ed33fb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ed33fb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">And the Best Picture goes to....<br><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c1bfc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c1bfc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"131\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/casablanca.webp?fit=300%2C131&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2928\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/casablanca.webp?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/andthebestpicturegoesto.com\/staging\/5348\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/casablanca.webp?resize=300%2C131&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a820ea5 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a820ea5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52445e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52445e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f7a0f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18f7a0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>\u00a0<\/h5><h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">1943<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Warner Brothers<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">1 hour 42 minutes<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Estimated Budget $950,000<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 1.25rem; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Rated PG<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a34575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3a34575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/gzD1grQci30?t=4&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5978327c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5978327c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17dd1bec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17dd1bec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>The Other Nominated Films<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">For Whom the Bell Tolls<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Heaven Can Wait<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">The Human Comedy<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">In Which We Serve<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Madame Curie<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">The More the Merrier<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">The Ox-Bow Incident<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">The Song of Bernadette<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Watch on the Rhine<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Directed by Michael Curtiz&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Winner, Best Director<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Cast<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Humphrey Bogart&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Nominated, Best Actor<\/span><br><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Ingrid Bergman<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Paul Henreid<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Claude Rains&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nominated, Best Supporting Actor<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Also Nominated for<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Julius J.&nbsp; Epstein&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<b>Winner, Best Adapted Screenplay<br><\/b><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Philip G. Epstein<br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Howard Koch<br><br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Arthur Edeson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><strong style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-style: oblique;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Nominated, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White<br><br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Owen Marks&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nominated, Best Film Editing<br><br><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Max Steiner&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nominated, Best Original Score<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>LOGLINE:<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.25rem; background-color: var( --e-global-color-secondary ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">In Casablanca during the early days of World War II, a married woman must turn to a former lover to help outwit the Nazis and secure exit visas for herself and her husband.<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>REVIEW:<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bc5f80 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3bc5f80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bdf3c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bdf3c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Humphrey Bogart was a perfect fit to play the brooding, mysterious club owner, Rick Blaine. Perhaps only someone like Clark Gable could also be considered for the part of the man tortured by the great love that got away.<\/p><p>&#8220;Casablanca,&#8221; directed by Michael Curtiz, is an iconic film that blends romance and intrigue against the backdrop of World War II. Set in the Moroccan city of Casablanca, the story revolves around Rick Blaine, played brilliantly by Humphrey Bogart, an enigmatic American expatriate who runs a nightclub. His life takes a turn when his former lover, Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman), unexpectedly enters his establishment with her husband, Victor Laszlo, a leader in the resistance against the Nazis.\u00a0 Ilsa is a character wrought with conflict, caught between her love for Rick and her duty to her husband. Bergman\u2019s strong screen presence deserves recognition, particularly since she didn\u2019t receive a Best Actress nomination despite her remarkable chemistry with Bogart, which drives the plot of the film.<\/p><p>The story is further enhanced by the memorable supporting characters that flow in and out of Rick\u2019s Caf\u00e9 Americain, such as Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and Dooley Wilson as Sam.\u00a0 Yet if I had to choose, my favorite would have to be Captain Renault, played by Claude Rains. Though calculating with his thumb on the pulse on just about everything going on in Casablanca, he does have that boyish smile and twinkle in his eye that reveal a playful quality about him.<\/p><p>Winning the Oscar for Best Screenplay, &#8220;Casablanca&#8221; also shines for its memorable dialogue and unforgettable quotes, like &#8220;Here\u2019s looking at you, kid,&#8221; \u201cLouis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship,\u201d and the often misquoted \u201cPlay it, Sam.\u201d These lines have become part of cinematic history, further cementing the film&#8217;s legacy.<\/p><p>With its bittersweet ending and timeless themes, &#8220;Casablanca&#8221; remains a must-see classic that is as relevant today as it was upon its release. 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