Casablanca
They had a date with fate in Casablanca!
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
- Director
- Michael Curtiz
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $10M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Casablanca actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Casablanca appears in 3 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Romance Movies Ranked #15
Placed at #15 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Romance Movies Ranked #15
Placed at #15 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #133
Placed at #133 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
4 wins · 8 nominations
Academy Awards
3 wins · 8 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Casablanca returned 11.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $878,000
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $10M
- Release date
- Jan 15, 1943
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- German, English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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