This is my all-time Number One Favorite Movie -- Period.

Rating: 10/10 (22 January 2002)

Superbly constructed and presented, this movie stands as the standard by which all other movies must be judged. The leading actors -- Bogie, Paul Henried and Ingrid Bergman, superbly supported by Claude Rains make the movie. That they were not the first choice for their respective roles (Ronald Reagan, Dennis Morgan and Ann Sheridan were the first choices) challenges all understanding. That Bogie and Raines didn't win oscars is beyond belief! By the way Casablana was made before I was born.