Below, we present some information about Casablanca from the year 1942. If you'd like to directly jump to the list of sites where you can stream this movie and see a comparison of the prices, please scroll to the bottom of the article.
Ever wondered who won the Best Picture Oscar in 1942? The Academy members considered Casablanca to be the Best Picture of the year 1942 and awarded it a total of 3 Oscars, namely Best Picture and Best Director.
Did you know that the official name of the Oscars statuette is "The Academy Award of Merit"?"The Academy" that awards the Oscars is "The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences" in the US. Since 2009, up to a total of 10 movies can be nominated for the Best Picture award which is presented as the final award at each year's award ceremony.
Wikipedia describes the movie Casablanca like this:
Casablanca is a 1942 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and based on Murray Burnett and Joan Alison's un-produced stage play Everybody Comes to Rick's. The film stars Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid; and features Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and Dooley Wilson.
Some of the members of the cast of Casablanca were:
- Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine
- Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund Laszlo
- Paul Henreid as Victor Laszlo
- Claude Rains as Captain Louis Renault
- Conrad Veidt as Major Heinrich Strasser
- Sydney Greenstreet as Signor Ferrari
- Peter Lorre as Ugarte
- S. Z. Sakall as Carl, Headwaiter
Casablanca has a Rotten Tomatoes critics score of 97%. The Rotten Tomatoes audience score for this movie is 95%. Here is what Michael Wilmington from Chicago Tribune says about Casablanca:
Nobody lights a torch like Ingrid Bergman's Ilsa or carries one like Humphrey Bogart's Rick.
You can also go to IMDB for more information about the movie.
Casablanca won these awards:
- Academy Award for Best Director at the 16th Academy Awards in 1943
- Academy Award for Best Picture at the 16th Academy Awards in 1943
- Academy Award for Best Screenplay at the 16th Academy Awards in 1943
Findable.TV has found that Casablanca can be watched online at 4 sources. In the UK, some of the options for watching this movie online are as follows.
Sites where you can rent Casablanca:
- Rent for £2.49 at Amazon
- Rent for £2.49 at iTunes
- Rent for £2.49 at BlinkBox
- Rent for £2.49 at Wuaki
Sites where you can buy Casablanca:
For up-to-date information about availability of the movie, go to Findable.TV's special page for Casablanca, and compare prices from all sites.
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