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Brothers Julius and Philip G. Epstein were initially assigned to write the script. However, despite studio resistance, they left to work on Frank Capra 's Why We Fight series early in 1942. Howard Koch was assigned to the screenplay until the Epsteins returned a month later.
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Dec 15, 2021 · You must remember this: Casablanca, the 1942 masterpiece directed by Michael Curtiz, is based on a true story. Set in the time in which it was filmed, the height of World War II, the movie...
May 19, 2023 · Our first instinct is to say that no, the story of Casablanca isn't a real one. Curtiz's movie is based on the stageplay Everybody Comes to Rick's, by Murray Burnett and Joan...
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May 27, 2024 · Casablanca, American film drama, released in 1942, that was loosely based on Murray Burnett and Joan Alison’s unproduced play Everybody Comes to Rick’s. A fast-paced, emotionally charged romance set against the tumultuous backdrop of World War II, the film is one of the most celebrated and iconic.
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Jul 3, 2024 · Philip G. Epstein (August 22, 1909 – February 7, 1952) was an American screenwriter most known for his screenplay for the film Casablanca (1942), which won an Academy Award.
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Nov 23, 2017 · Playwright Murray Burnett co-created expat café owner Rick Blaine, piano player Sam, Czech resistance fighter Victor Lazlo and fresh-faced Ilsa Lund when he and his writing partner Joan Alison...
Some facts about the writing of the film: • Julius J. & Philip G. Epstein were twin brothers who had separate Hollywood writing careers until they became a team in 1938. • Howard Koch wrote the famous “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast that scared millions of Americans into leaving their homes, thinking the country was being attacked ...
