To Have and Have Not
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Casablanca
A smoky, bittersweet romance wrapped in wartime tension, with sharp dialogue and a lingering sense of sacrifice.
About 1942 film directed by Michael Curtiz
Genres drama, film noir, war, romance, flashback
Directed by Michael Curtiz
Written by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch, Howard W. Koch
Starring Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Paul Henreid, Sydney Greenstreet, Leo White
Music Max Steiner
Runtime 102 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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