Romance Casablanca Is An Overlooked Political Drama
The 1942 drama Casablanca stars Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid and is set during World War II. It centers on an American expatriate who has to decide between love and honor. Rick must choose between the love of his life or helping her husband, a Czech resistance leader, escape from Casablanca while he puts himself in danger. The wartime audience appreciated the film’s theme of sacrifice, particularly if it meant going off to war for the greater good. The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. It’s considered one of the greatest films in movie history.
