STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED

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Good

Fair

Tragic

FILM DETAILS

Certificate U

Cast Humphrey Bogart Ingrid Bergman Claude Rains Paul Henreid

Directors Michael Curtiz

Screenwriters Julius J Epstein Philip G Epstein Howard Koch

Running Time 102 minutes

Casablanca (U)

Plot
Rick Blaine is an American who runs a bar in the titular Moroccan city and makes it a practice never to get involved with anyone. When an ex-flame walks in, his life is turned upside down.

Verdict
Much more fun than its stuffy "Greatest Film Ever Made" tag suggests, with a literate script, stylish direction, a great song and cinema's most romantic couple in Bogie and Bergman.


Reviewer: Angie Errigo

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