The Envelope – Ep. #16 – Casablanca
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On this episode, we discuss the sixteenth Best Picture Winner: “CASABLANCA.” Set during World War II, "Casablanca" focuses on an American expatriate turned nightclub owner, Rick Blaine, who discovers his old flame Ilsa has come to Casablanca with her new husband, Victor Laszlo, who is a Czech Resistance leader with Germans on his tail. Rick must now decide whether or not to help the couple escape from the Vichy-controlled city to continue their fight against the Nazis. Directed by Michael Curtiz, the film stars Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine, Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund, Paul Henreid as Victor Laszlo, Claude Rains as Captain Louis Renault, and Dooley Wilson as Sam. Here on The Envelope, we discuss & review every Best Picture Winner in the Academy Awards History. We are a Cinema Squad Production, presented on the Cinema Squad Podcast Channel. You can reach anyone here at TheCinemaSquad.com – Just go there to email us, check our bios, and keep up with the latest episode.
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On this episode, we discuss the sixteenth Best Picture Winner: “CASABLANCA.” Set during World War II, "Casablanca" focuses on an American expatriate turned nightclub owner, Rick Blaine, who discovers his old flame Ilsa has come to Casablanca with her new husband, Victor Laszlo, who is a Czech Resistance leader with Germans on his tail. Rick must now decide whether or not to help the couple escape from the Vichy-controlled city to continue their fight against the Nazis. Directed by Michael Cu...
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