Film Analysis Of Casablanca

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Casablanca is one of the most recognised films of all time. The film was released during the time of the WWII, so the audience highly related to it. The production of the film was extremely rushed in order for it to be released at the certain time. Its original release date was expected to be spring time 1943 but was then released in November 1942. This was to correspond with the Allied invasion of North America and the capture of Casablanca. Instead of only showing the political themes of the film, the tension, action and romance were highly represented too. All of these elements are what initially attracted the audience into the film. The audiences’ reaction to the film was positive and it consistently received good reviews. The film was

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