If you had to pick one scene from 'Casablanca'...

Rating: 10/10 (17 February 2007)

I'd have to say my favorite scene is the one in which Paul Henreid leads the singing in Rick's. As one writer put it, "One by one, the habitués of the bar join in the "Marseillaise." The Germans sing still louder, but they're no match for the pro-French civilians. Drowned out, the soldiers give up in disgust. The "Marseillaise" comes to its stirring conclusion, and with tears in their eyes the patriots in the bar cry out, "Vive la France!"
This scene always brings tears to my eyes which illustrates, among other things, the power of music in movies.
What is your favorite scene in 'Casablanca'?