The Michael Curtiz film took the top spot ahead of James Cameron’s Titanic (1997), which placed No. 2.
The film follows Rick, an American expatriate who runs a nightclub and gambling den in Casablanca during World War II. His life changes when Ilsa, the woman he once loved in Paris, enters his club with her husband, Victor Laszlo, a Czechoslovak Resistance leader.
Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart looking out window in a scene from the film 'Casablanca', 1942.Photo by Warner Brothers/Getty Images
The publication highlighted the relationship between Rick and Ilsa as one of cinema’s most complicated and emotional love stories. Their romance is shaped by their past, their present situation and the sacrifices they must make.
That decision gives the romance its central meaning. Love in Casablanca is not only about being together. It is also about giving something up for another person.
The story combines romance with war, suspense, drama and political conflict. That mix helped Casablanca become more than a simple love story.
The movie won three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director for Michael Curtiz and Best Adapted Screenplay for Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch. It was also selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry in 1989 because of its cultural, historical or aesthetic significance.
The American Film Institute has also recognized the film as one of Hollywood’s major works. According to AFI, Casablanca is ranked No. 1 among cinema’s love stories. The organization also lists six of its quotes among the most memorable movie quotes of all time.
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