TY - BOOK AU - Michael,Curtiz AU - Rains, Claude. AU - Conrad Veidt AU - Ingrid Bergman AU - Paul Henreid AU - Peter Lorre AU - Sydney Greenstreet AU - Humphrey Bogart TI - Casablanca AV - DVD 000915 PY - 1942/// CY - USA PB - Warner Home Video KW - Drama KW - Oscar Academy Award KW - Romance N1 - Classic film set in occupied Africa during the early days of World War II: An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications; Murray Burnett N2 - In World War II Casablanca, Rick Blaine, exiled American and former freedom fighter, runs the most popular nightspot in town. The cynical lone wolf Blaine comes into the possession of two valuable letters of transit. When Nazi Major Strasser arrives in Casablanca, the sycophantic police Captain Renault does what he can to please him, including detaining Czech underground leader Victor Laszlo. Much to Rick's surprise, Lazslo arrives with Ilsa, Rick's one time love. Rick is very bitter towards Ilsa, who ran out on him in Paris, but when he learns she had good reason to, they plan to run off together again using the letters of transit. Well, that was their original plan ER -