The film Casablanca was released to the public.
Filming of Casablanca took place in the RKO studios in Hollywood.
Casablanca won three Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Rick Blaine establishes his nightclub and gambling den in Casablanca, a hub for refugees and intrigue.
French criminal Ugarte arrives in Casablanca carrying valuable letters of transit, which can allow holders to escape to America.
Police arrest Ugarte for possessing the letters of transit. Before his death, he entrusts them to Rick for safekeeping.
Ilsa Lund and her husband, resistance leader Victor Laszlo, arrive in Casablanca seeking escape from Nazi control.
Ilsa unexpectedly comes to Rick's Cafe, revealing their past romance in Paris and complex emotions.
Rick agrees to provide the letters of transit so Ilsa and Victor can flee to America and continue the resistance.
Rick and Captain Renault collude on a plan to allow Laszlo and Ilsa to board a plane to Lisbon.
At the airport, Rick and Ilsa part ways, with Rick sacrificing his love to aid the cause against the Nazis.
