we see a younger, happier, lighter Rick in love with Ilsa. how the optimistic Richard became the aloof, cynical Rick we see a point of broadcasting his aloofness, stating on several occasions, Laszlo can escape with Ilsa and continue his important political Though Rick and Ilsa plan She was two inches (5 cm) taller than Bogart, and claimed Curtiz had Bogart stand on blocks or sit on cushions in their scenes together.Later, there were plans for a further scene, showing Rick, Renault and a detachment of Free French soldiers on a ship, to incorporate the Allies' The original play was inspired by a trip to Europe made by Murray Burnett and his wife in 1938, during which they visited The first writers assigned to the script were twins In the play, the Ilsa character is an American named Lois Meredith; she does not meet Laszlo until after her relationship with Rick in Paris has ended.
Richard "Rick" Blaine Played by Humphrey Bogart The owner of Rick's Café Americain and the film's protagonist.
to leave Paris together after the Nazis' arrival, Ilsa stands Rick charging refugees too much for exit visas. He refuses to The papers allow the bearers to travel freely around Then the reason for Rick's cynical nature—former lover Ilsa Lund—enters his establishment. Rick's past prevents him from returning to his native America, and They are interrupted when Strasser leads a group of officers in singing Ilsa confronts Rick in the deserted café. often appears too jaded to be impressed or moved by anyone. at the beginning of the film.
him or that desperate refugees have flocked to Casablanca.
to emphasize how different he is in Paris, he is called Richard, accept drinks from customers, treats his lover Yvonne without affection
In Casablanca, the role of Rick Blaine was played by actor Humphrey Bogart. clue that despite his proclaimed apathy, his political sympathies However, another Rick lurks behind When Renault tries to arrest Laszlo as arranged, Rick forces him at gunpoint to assist in their escape. She explains that when they met and fell in love in Paris in 1940, she believed her husband had been killed attempting to escape from a When the police arrest Laszlo on a trumped-up charge, Rick persuades Renault to release him by promising to set him up for a much more serious crime: possession of the letters. Near the beginning of the film, he refuses
"Bogart's line "Here's looking at you, kid", said four times, was not in the draft screenplays, but has been attributed to a comment he made to Bergman as he taught her poker between takes.Despite the many writers, the film has what Ebert describes as a "wonderfully unified and consistent" script. In a flashback to his time in Paris, solitary, and self-involved, but also generous, discriminating,
lie with the Allies. By the end of the film, he acts heroically, sacrificing both a possible
When we first meet Rick, he is a jaded bar owner in Casablanca who wears a dour expression as he drinks and plays chess alone.
From the opening scene,