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Released on this date in 1942 (Original Post)
Dyedinthewoolliberal
Nov 2021
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dchill
(41,187 posts)1. One of the best movies ever? Certainly THE best movie...
...that I've seen more than ten times!
lark
(24,506 posts)2. Yes, it is a brilliant film and one of the best ever.
The bar scene with La Marseilles (sp?) always gets to me!
mahatmakanejeeves
(62,735 posts)3. From Wikipedia:
Casablanca (film)
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The second unit montages, such as the opening sequence of the refugee trail and the invasion of France, were directed by Don Siegel. Siegel later directed the science fiction horror film Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), as well as five films with Clint Eastwood, including the police thriller Dirty Harry (1971) and the prison drama Escape from Alcatraz (1979), and John Wayne's final film, the Western The Shootist (1976).
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The second unit montages, such as the opening sequence of the refugee trail and the invasion of France, were directed by Don Siegel. Siegel later directed the science fiction horror film Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), as well as five films with Clint Eastwood, including the police thriller Dirty Harry (1971) and the prison drama Escape from Alcatraz (1979), and John Wayne's final film, the Western The Shootist (1976).
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