Casablanca Still

This classic black and white still captures a moment outside “Rick’s Café Américain,” featuring the lead characters sharing a drink under the iconic sign. The composition, lighting, and set design perfectly embody the romantic tension and moral complexity that define Casablanca. The film’s elegant visual style and emotionally charged performances continue to make it one of the most revered works in cinema history.

Casablanca (1942) is an American romantic drama directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid. Set during World War II, the story follows Rick Blaine, an American expatriate who must choose between his love for Ilsa Lund and aiding her husband, a resistance leader, in escaping Nazi-occupied territory. Based on the unproduced stage play Everybody Comes to Rick’s by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison, the film won three Academy Awards and remains an enduring symbol of classic Hollywood storytelling and timeless romance.