Casablanca tells the story of American expatriate and club owner Rick (Bogart), who is confronted with his past when his ex-lover, Ilsa (Bergman), shows up in Casablanca with her husband ...

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(Though twenty-seven-year-old Ilsa still refers to fifty-six-year-old Sam as “boy.”) Silver Screen Collection/Getty Like all wartime American cinema, Casablanca operated under the watchful ...

(Though twenty-seven-year-old Ilsa still refers to fifty-six-year-old Sam as “boy.”) Silver Screen Collection/Getty Like all wartime American cinema, Casablanca operated under the watchful ...