I. Setting
A. Casablanca, Morocco
1. WWII, 1940's
II. Introduction
A. Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart)
1. Owner of "Rick's Café Américain"
2. Main Character
3. Very cynical man
B. Two German courriers murdered
1. Rick wants to go back to America
2. German leaders want Lazlo to stay in Casablanca
3. The Germans want murderer who killed the courriers dead
C. Ugarte (Peter Lorre)
1. Criminal who arrives at Rick's Café with "letters of transit"
a. Rick hides them in the piano of his cafe
2. Plans to sell to highest bidder
3. Gets arrested before exchange
4. Dies in custody of the police
5. Entrusts the letters to Rick
D. Isla Lund (Ingrid Bergman)
1. Rick's ex-lover
2. Married to Victor Lazlo
E. Victor Lazlo (Paul Henreid)
1. Resistance Leader
2. Tried to meet Ugarte for the letters of transit
3. Escaped from Nazi concentration camp
III. Rising Action
A. Isla arrives at Rick's Café with her husband
1. Ilsa recognizes Sam (Dooley Wilson), the house pianist, and asks him to play "As Time Goes By".
a. A significant song between her and Rick
2. Rick becomes upset upong hearing the song
3. Rick finds out that Isla is married to Victor Lazlo
IV. Climax
A. Victor asks Rick for the Letters of Transit
1. Rick refuses to give letters because of his past with Isla.
2. Lazlo learns of Rick and Isla's past.
3. Rick and Isla plan to let Lazlo leave and stay in Casablanca together.
B. Strasser and german officers begin singing a German pride song
1. In response to that, Lazlo orders the band to play "La Marseillaise"
C. Strasser acts back by having Renault close the club.
D. Isla confronts Rick in the cafe
1. She tries to get the letters back and threatens him with a gun when he refuses to give her the letters.
2. She confesses her love to him.
3. Flashback to their romance in Paris-Isla thought that Lazlo had been killed when they fell in love, when in reality he was alive.
a. Isla left Rick with only a letter.
V. Falling Action
A. Rick agrees to help Isla, and makes her believe that they will remain together after Lazlo leaves.
1. Isla is hidden in the back when Laszlo unexpectedly appears in the cafe.
2. Rick and Laszlo talk.
B. Laslo acknowledges and tells Rick that he is aware of the love between him and Isla.
1. Tries to persuade Rick to have the letters in order for Isla to be safe.
C. Police arrest Laszlo
1. Rick convinces Renault that he can set him up and charge him upon a more serious crime.
D. To calm the situation, Rick tells Renault that he and Ilsa will leave for America
E. Renault while calling the airpot, makes a secret call to Major Strasser.
VI. Conclusion
A. Police try to arrest Laszlo as they had planned, but Rick threatens to shoot and let Isla and Laszlo get away.
B. Rick makes Isla leave with Laszlo, assuring her that staying with him was the best decision.
1. Isla disagrees but is forced and convinced to leave.
C. German officers arrive, Rick shoots Strasser.
D. Rick and the police officer become friends and walk off into the distance.
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