One of the most requested films in revival houses, Casablanca has also had more television screenings than any other motion picture. Miller unfolds the fascinating story of the making of this legendary film, accompanied by a collection of rare photos, facts, and anecdotes from the behind the scenes.
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Like Jeff Siegel's forthcoming "Casablanca" Companion ( LJ 5/1/92), this publication marks the 50th anniversary of a beautiful friendship between the famous Warner Brothers film and the worldwide movie-going public. Siegel and Miller both offer the standard data on the film ' s rather unusual production, as well as a good deal of biographical information on cast and crew. Though both texts cover essentially the same material, Miller's is richer in detail and includes production stills and behind-the-scenes photos, some never seen before, which make it a book no self-respecting Casablanca fan would want to be without. On the other hand, Siegel's paperback costs only $9.95, worthwhile if your budget can't handle Miller's higher price tag. For libraries that can afford it, Miller's hardcover gives the film the red-carpet treatment it deserves.
- Michael Rogers, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Michael Rogers, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Everything you wanted to know about the movie,
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This review is from: Casablanca: As Times Goes by : 50th Anniversary Commemorative (Hardcover)
This commemorative book, published in 1992, certainly does its job of commemorating the movie Casablanca. It's a slender book with tons of photos of the actors, sets, and posters from the movie, and packed with everything you seemingly would want to know about it. You find out about what led to Casablanca's production, its inspiration, how the actors were chosen, the history occurring at the time that helped it along, the quarrels on set, the difficulties with budget and timing, the process for coming up with the ending of the movie. You learn about the director's accent and odd way of speaking that sometimes confused everyone. (When he asked for a "poodle" and such a dog was brought, he angrily tried to clarify that what he wanted was a "puddle". ) You learn about Bogart's standoffishness to Ingrid Bergman, and Peter Lorre's continual playing of practical jokes on the cast. There's a bio about each actor, and how the movie affected his or her career, and a listing of movies that were intended copies or spinoffs. This is a great book if you love Casablanca, its actors, or want to know about moviemaking of that era.
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This review is from: Casablanca: As Times Goes by : 50th Anniversary Commemorative (Hardcover)
Fast service on quality hardcover book about this classic film. Most enjoyable to reread about making of this film.
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Can there really be better?,
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This review is from: Casablanca: As Times Goes by : 50th Anniversary Commemorative (Hardcover)
"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine." Unrequittted love? No one knows it better than Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart. Paris, Casablanca, does it matter where love meets up again? Reality intrudes, and makes these two face facts. This is the ultimate love story of the century. What this world truly means. Unrequited love, and our responsibility to everyone else. "Fall in love all over again." And I always thought that quote was so corny. Until I saw this. Watch this. You'll really fall in love with Ingrid and Humphrey, and cry at their nobility and their own love. And what they'll do for love. See it. Understand it. There is nothing better.
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