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Set in World War II Morocco within a city filled with European refugees. A bitter nightclub owner helps his former lover and her Resistance-hero husband escape from the Nazis.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Casablanca (Motion picture).
Corporate Authors: Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967), WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), Turner Entertainment Co, Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Wallis, Hal B., 1899-1986, Epstein, Julius J., 1909-2000, Epstein, Philip G., Koch, Howard, Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957, Bergman, Ingrid, 1915-1982, Henreid, Paul, Rains, Claude, 1889-1967, Veidt, Conrad, 1893-1943, Greenstreet, Sydney, Lorre, Peter, Steiner, Max, 1888-1971, Burnett, Murray, Alison, Joan
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Language Notes:Closed-captioned. Sound tracks: English and French, with optional subtitles in English, French, and Spanish.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2003]
Edition:2-disc special ed.
Subjects:
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 > Refugees > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Drama.
Morocco > History > 20th century > Drama.
Romance > Feature > Videodisc.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
Guerra Mundial II, 1939-1945 > Actividades clandestinas > Teatro.
Marruecos > Historia > Siglo XX > Teatro.
Description
Summary:Set in World War II Morocco within a city filled with European refugees. A bitter nightclub owner helps his former lover and her Resistance-hero husband escape from the Nazis.
Item Description:Bonus materials a production of WNET/New York in association with Turner Entertainment Co.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1942.
Based on the play: Everybody comes to Rick's / by Murray Burnett, Joan Alison.
Dual-layer format.
"Standard version presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition"--Container.
All-new digital transfer.
Special features: disc 1. 2 feature-length audio commentaries, one by film critic Roger Ebert, the other by film historian Rudy Behlmer ; Introduction by Lauren Bacall ; Original and reissue theatrical trailers -- disc 2. Lauren Bacall hosts You must remember this : a tribute to Casablanca [backstage tour] ; Bacall on Bogart features the award-winning actress's candid and moving reminiscences about her husband's life and career ; Newly discovered additional scenes and outtakes ; Homage cartoon "Carrotblanca," starring Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes gang ; Premiere episode "Who holds tommorow?" from the 1955 TV series adaptation of Casablanca ; Screen Guild Players radio production of Casablanca featuring the film's 3 top-billed stars ; Scoring session outtakes gallery ; Production history gallery includes photos, press materials, studio correspondence, memorabilia and more ; Enhanced features for DVD-ROM PC: Script to screen, Web site links and more.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (102 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; Dolby digital, mono.
DVD-ROM system requirements: the (included) InterActual Player installed; Microsoft Windows 98SE or higher; Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher; an Internet connection; a DVD-ROM drive and a software or hardware DVD player. This DVD will not work in a CD-ROM drive and the DVD-ROM features are not available on Apple Macintosh.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1943: Best Picture, Best Directing (Michael Curtiz), Best Writing (Screenplay) (Philip G. Epstein, Julius J. Epstein, Howard W. Koch)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Arthur Edeson ; music, Max Steiner.
ISBN:0790772302