Warner Bros.Directed by Michael Curtiz
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Bros)
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Nominated: Humphrey Bogart, Best Actor
Nominated: Claude Raines, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated: Best Cinematography, Black & White
Nominated: Best Editing
Nominated: Best Score
The quintessential "classic film" and popular favorite is certainly not the best movie ever made, but it is a fast moving romance/drama with a serious war undertone. Most of the action takes place at Rick's Cafe Americain, where would-be refugees to America bide their time gambling, listening to Sam play jazz at the piano and making deals for visas. German officers come and go, and a memorable scene features a patriotic singing duel. The film is really concerned with the romance between leads Bogie and Bergman, whose doomed relationship has caused many a classic film fan to break out the hanky. Bogie says "here's looking at you, kid" a few too many times (I counted 3), and he never says "play it again, Sam" despite movie lore. It all unwinds in the inevitable farewell scene at the airport shrouded in artistic fog.
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Bros)
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Screenplay
Nominated: Humphrey Bogart, Best Actor
Nominated: Claude Raines, Best Supporting Actor
Nominated: Best Cinematography, Black & White
Nominated: Best Editing
Nominated: Best Score
The quintessential "classic film" and popular favorite is certainly not the best movie ever made, but it is a fast moving romance/drama with a serious war undertone. Most of the action takes place at Rick's Cafe Americain, where would-be refugees to America bide their time gambling, listening to Sam play jazz at the piano and making deals for visas. German officers come and go, and a memorable scene features a patriotic singing duel. The film is really concerned with the romance between leads Bogie and Bergman, whose doomed relationship has caused many a classic film fan to break out the hanky. Bogie says "here's looking at you, kid" a few too many times (I counted 3), and he never says "play it again, Sam" despite movie lore. It all unwinds in the inevitable farewell scene at the airport shrouded in artistic fog.
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