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But it is an instant in the span of time, and some of the people who made it, including two of its writers, are still alive. Tough guy humphrey bogart is rick, an expatriate club owner in morocco, nursing a broken heart after his. Search local showtimes and buy movie tickets before going to the theater on moviefone. Since casablanca was set in a bar in frenchcontrolled north africa. Find the movies showing at theaters near you and buy movie tickets at fandango. In world war ii casablanca, rick blaine, exiled american and former freedom fighter, runs the most popular nightspot in town. The actual plane used in the film casablanca is now part of the great movie ride attraction at walt disney worlds disneymgm studios theme park. Today, 75 years after its release, the film is still considered a classic. Casablanca in concert at the symphony center orchestra hall, chicago, il.
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