The Big Picture Casablanca is one of those films that is practically perfect. Set against the background of World War II, it finds nightclub owner Rick Blaine dealing with the fact that his former lover Ilsa needs his help to get her husband on a plane to America. In between there's music, a gunfight, and plenty of romance... not to mention some of the most iconic quotes in film history.
Release Date January 23, 1942 Director Michael Curtiz Cast Humphrey Bogart , Ingrid Bergman , Paul Henreid , Claude Rains , Conrad Veidt , Sydney Greenstreet Runtime 102 minutes Main Genre Drama Writers Julius J. Epstein , Philip G. Epstein , Howard Koch , Murray Burnett , Joan Alison , Casey Robinson Tagline They had a date with fate in Casablanca! Website http://www.casalinx.
A ‘Casablanca’ Sequel Was Made as a Book Casablanca would eventually get a sequel of sorts in the form of As Time Goes By, a novel written by Michael Walsh. As Time Goes By jumps between Rick's life in the 1930s and what happens to him after Casablanca, and the end results were wild. The past sessions reveal that Rick was once a gangster named Yitzik "Rick" Baline, who fled to Le Heine following a failed romance and a gang war.
A‘Casablanca’ Sequel Has Never Materialized Close Other attempts have been made to get a Casablanca sequel off the ground, including another sequel treatment from screenwriter Richard Koch. Koch's treatment was titled Return to Casablanca, which took place in 1961 and focused on the reveal that Rick and Ilsa had a son during their reunion in Casablanca. This son, named Richard, would eventually return to Casablanca to track down his heritage while also finding love.