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Unit 8 Casablanca Story source: With the coming of the Second World War, many eyes in imprisoned Europe turned hopefully, or desperately toward the freedom offered by America. Lisbon became the great embarkation point. But not everybody could get to Lisbon directly. And so a torturous, roundabout refugees’ trail sprang up. Paris to Marseilles across the Mediterranean to Oran. Then by train, car or foot across the rim of Africa to Casablanca in French Morocco. Characters Rick Blaine: Humphrey Bogart Ilsa Lund: Ingrid Bergman Director: Mark Curtiz Running time: 102 Mins Synopsis The setting is Casablanca during the Second World War, not long after the fall of France, December 1941 is the date mentioned by Rick in the film. Refugees are flooding into Casablanca to escape the ever-spreading threat of Nazism. Rick Blaine, is an exiled American living in Casablanca and owns the most popular bar in town known as Ricks Café Americain. Off the street appears Ugarte with two very special Letters of Transit, which give the bearers the ability to leave Casablanca with no questions asked. Rick doesnt think too much of Ugarte until he finds out those two German couriers were killed to obtain the letters. Rick then seems to warm up to him a bit. Ugarte asks Rick to hold the letters for him until his client shows up to buy them, which Rick does. In the meantime, Ugarte is arrested and either killed while trying to escape or committed suicide, it seems the head Nazi, Major Strasser, played by Conrad Veidt, and Captain Renault havent quite made up their minds yet as to which scenario applies. Rick and Ilsa met again. Flashbacks reveal that the two had had a torrid love affair in Paris just as the Germans were invading. They were supposed to leave Paris together but Ilsa stood Rick up at the train station, so he and Sam went on alone. This left Rick feeling very bitter toward Ilsa. Her husband Victor is a major leader in the