One of the most famous films of the Classic Hollywood Film era is Casablanca. It was made in 1942 by Warner Brothers studio, and starred Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid.
At the time, Warner Brothers were doing a lot of war films, deciding to focus on war films after the bombing of Pearl Harbour.
It was originally a play called 'Everybody Comes To Rick's'. The play was unproduced at the time, and had been inspired by a trip to Europe by one of the two writers of the play, Murray Burnett. There, he had visited a club very similar to the one at the start of the film.
The film itself was made during World War II, and is set in the war, as many films at the time were. It follows people in resistance against the Nazis. One part of the film that reflects that in particular is the scene known as the 'duel of the songs', where a group of German soldiers start singing 'Die Wacht Am Rhein', but are drowned out by the band, and then everyone else as well, singing 'La Marseillaise', the French national anthem. This is an iconic scene of resistance against the Nazis.
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Some interesting details pulled out about this film. You should begin to make a habit of acknowledging your sources. If it's a website give the URL and the date, if a hard publication, give the title, publisher, date and page numbers.
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