Casablanca: Hollywood's Golden Age Masterpiece Returns to Theaters

Warner Bros. re-releases the 1942 classic Casablanca, directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. The film, set in French Morocco during WWII, follows Rick Blaine, a cynical American expatriate, and Ilsa Lund, a Czech resistance hero's wife, as they reunite in Casablanca. The movie, based on the play Everybody Comes to Rick's by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison, features iconic lines like "Play it again, Sam" and "We'll always have Paris." Its cinematography by Arthur Edeson and jazz piece "As Time Goes By" performed by Dooley Wilson are legendary. Casablanca won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The re-release celebrates Warner Bros.' centennial and the film's enduring legacy as a symbol of sacrifice and love during war.