Alison, Howard Koch, Philip and Julius EpsteinFilm Genre: Drama/RomanceCast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul HenreidThe setting of this movie is in Casablanca. Casablanca is located in Morocco. It was set during the beginnings of World War II. Casablanca was a place where people went to try to get to Lisbon. From Lisbon, they would go to the United States and to freedom. Essentially, the people in Casablanca were refugees. The main characters in the movie were Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), Ilsa Laszlo (Ingrid Bergman), and Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid). Rick runs a club/saloon in Casablanca. Life is going fine for Rick until his old love, Ilsa shows up in his nightclub. She is married to Victor, who is a political refugee. Ilsa and Rick were going to leave together on a train but she stood him up. Later in the movie it is revealed that the reason she stood him up was she was married to Victor. She had thought that he was dead when she fell in love with Rick. So she basically is in love with two men. Rick has two visas to Lisbon. The only problem is who gets to use them. Rick has to decide who uses them. To compound the problem, the Third Reich is exerting their influence in Casablanca. They are after Laszlo and do not want him out of the country. Rick ends up giving the visas to Victor and Ilsa, while he stays behind in Casablanca. He walks off with Captain Renault saying, “This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” This film is not terribly realistic. It is a story that could have happened, but it probably would not have been this dramatic in real life. It was more of a drama and love story than a realistic look at what was going on. I think that it gives the viewer a different side of the war. This is certainly not a situation that I think of when I think of the Second World War. I think that it portrays the situation in Europe as one of fright. I think that people though...
