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Perfection
Casablanca is probably the best happy accident in the history of film (The Third Man in a close second). This film should have been forgettable, but thanks to a wonderful cast, Curtiz's direction, and a script that has given popular culture some of the most enduring quotes of all time, Casablanca is a massive success. Bogart plays Rick Blaine, the cynical club owner in Casablanca who experiences the unthinkable when the only woman he ever loved (the beautiful Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa) comes back into his life, though not in the manner he had hopes; she is married to Victor Laszlo, a resistance fighter against Hitler's Third Reich. What follows is a touching love triangle that climaxes in perhaps the most perfect 10 minutes in the history of movies. This one is not to be missed.

As Time Goes By ...It's Simply One of the Best
I'm no film critic, but I do like older movies, especially Hitchcock, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, and Humphrey Bogart. Casablanca bears watching again and again. It's wonderful love story, a mystery, and a war movie. Watching Casablanca the first time is an experience to be savored.

By the way, being a film expert can be over-rated. I once had a filmophile friend explain to me that Casablanca is actually a 'gay' love story - he had many plausible reasons for this thesis, which still seemed pointlessly anachronistic.

If you have never seen Casablanca, you simply must.

Casablanca not available in widescreen format - for a good reason . . .
In response to one of the reviewers below, there is no such thing as an authentic widescreen version of Casablanca. Movies made prior to the early 1950s were shot primarily in 4:3 ratio (also known as 1.37 to 1). Gone With the Wind is another example of a movie you will not find in widescreen.

That being said, there's absolutely nothing to disappoint if you purchase this DVD.

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