Casablanca

Casablanca: easy to enter, but much harder to leave, especially if you’re wanted by the Nazis. Such a man is Resistance leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), whose only hope is Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), a cynical American who sticks his neck out for no one… especially Victor’s wife, Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), the ex-lover who broke his heart. Ilsa offers herself in exchange for Laszlo’s transport out of the country and bitter Rick must decide what counts more - personal happiness or countless lives hanging in the balance.

Winner of three Academy Awards including Best Picture, Casablanca marks decades as a beloved favorite, with a new high-definition transfer and so many bonuses that no matter how often you’ve seen it, this looks like yet another beginning of a beautiful friendship with an unforgettable classic.

Review

A truly perfect movie, the 1942 Casablanca still wows viewers today, and for good reason. Its unique story of a love triangle set against terribly high stakes in the war against a monster is sophisticated instead of outlandish, intriguing instead of garish. Humphrey Bogart plays the allegedly apolitical club owner in unoccupied French territory that is nevertheless crawling with Nazis; Ingrid Bergman is the lover who mysteriously deserted him in Paris; and Paul Heinreid is her heroic, slightly bewildered husband. Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and Conrad Veidt are among what may be the best supporting cast in the history of Hollywood films. This is certainly among the most spirited and ennobling movies ever made. --Tom Keogh

Special Features:

• Introduction by Lauren Bacall
• Commentaries by Roger Ebert & historian Rudy Behlmer
• Additional Scenes and Outtakes
• Scoring Session Outtakes
• Bacall on Bogart
• You Must Remember This: A Tribute to Casablanca
• "As Time Goes By: The Children Remember" with Pia Lindstrom and Stephen Bogart
• Homage Cartoon "Carrotblanca"
• Theatrical Trailers
• & More