English is the main language of the 1942 film Casablanca.
Casablanca was produced by Warner Bros. and directed by Michael Curtiz. The film is primarily in English, although its multilingual wartime setting gives several characters lines in French and German. The story follows Rick Blaine, an American expatriate operating a nightclub in Casablanca during World War II.
The film’s setting is French Morocco, then under the authority of Vichy France, which explains the presence of French dialogue, French officials, and international characters. English remains the language used for most of the major conversations and for the film’s central dramatic scenes.
Casablanca won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 16th Academy Awards. It is often remembered for lines such as “Here’s looking at you, kid,” though some famous quotations are popularly paraphrased. The film’s multilingual details reflect its refugee and wartime setting.