How To Write An Essay On The Movie Casablanca

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This past weekend, I was able to watch the movie Casablanca. The movie was about man who lived in an underground world, who was reunited with the love of his life.
The film Casablanca takes place in French ruled Moroccan city Casablanca, during World War II. Casablanca had salon called Rick’s American Café. This salon was the one of the main thoroughfare for illegal activities in Casablanca. The salon had a bar, piano man, gambling, private room, and office. The owner of Rick’s American Café was Rick. Rick immigrate from America with a stop in Paris, where he met Ilsa. Ilsa was Rick’s one that got away. Rick was in Paris as World War II was becoming more intense. When it was time to leave Paris, Rick and Ilsa made plans to leave …show more content…

While in Casablanca Rick lived the good live smoking and drinking. Sam was the piano man at Rick’s bar. Rick was friends with Police so nobody messed with his bar. One day one of Rick’s acquaintances came to Rick and asked to him hold on to transit letters and told him there will be people looking for him later. That same day the local police came to Rick’s American Café, alone with German officers. The officers were there to arrest Rick’s acquaintance on murder charge related to acquiring the transit letter. The German officers also were looking for a man name Victor Laszlo. Victor Laszlo did show up sometime later along with his wife Ilsa. Victor and Ilsa were looking for safe passage to another country. The Casablanca police had to grant permission for Victor and Ilsa to pass through but since the Germans want to arrest Victor, they were not granted permission. The police eventually shut Rick’s bar down for illegal gambling, although the police were gambling with the patrons. Rick and Ilsa eventually talk about their past. Ilsa wants to leave Victor and stay with Rick. She begs Rick to find a way for her stay, with him. Ilsa and Rick come up with plan to have Victor arrested and then they will use

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