Curtiz
Curtiz
Curtiz
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2019
1h 39m
5.8(22 votes)
Drama
History

Overview

Hollywood, 1942. The US government pressures Hungarian-born film director Michael Curtiz, who is about to finish shooting Casablanca, to accentuate the film's propaganda message in order to sway public opinion in favor of the country's intervention in the European war.

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Juno11 Pictures

Videos & Trailers

4 videos

Cast & Crew

56 members
Acting

Lengyel Ferenc

Michael Curtiz

Lengyel Ferenc
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Dobos Evelin

Kitty

Dobos Evelin
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Declan Hannigan

Mr. Johnson

Declan Hannigan
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Scott Alexander Young

Hal B. Wallis

Scott Alexander Young
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Gyabronka József

S. Z. Sakall

Gyabronka József
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Nikolett Barabas

Bess Meredith

Nikolett Barabas
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Yan Feldman

Julius Epstein

Yan Feldman
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Rafael Feldman

Philip Epstein

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Christopher Krieg

Conrad Veidt

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Andrew Hefler

Jack L. Warner

Andrew Hefler
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Lili Bordán

Irene Lee

Lili Bordán
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Dániel Gábori

Lucas Meredith

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Caroline Boulton

Louise Fazenda

Caroline Boulton
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Eszter Nagy-Kálózy

Margit (voice)

Eszter Nagy-Kálózy
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Jeremy Wheeler

Government Official #1

Jeremy Wheeler
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Árpád Szöczi

Government Official #2 / Extra at the Bar (voice)

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Altay Lawrence

Assistant to Curtiz

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Christine Grace Szarkó

Assistant to Bergman / Girl on the Phone (voice)

Christine Grace Szarkó
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Bob Atkins

Receptionist

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Csenge Tálas

Waitress

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Petra Juronics

Ingrid Bergman

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Ladislav Mellár

Humphrey Bogart

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Roland Elzer

Peter Lorre

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László Barna Szücs

Claude Rains

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Elin Inez Topolánszky

Young Family Member #1

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Production

Claudia Sümeghy

Young Family Member #2

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Writing

Topolánszky Tamás Yvan

Young Family Member #3

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Oscar Reyes

Dooley Wilson

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Lawrence Masella

Cameraman / Little Actor (voice)

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Kata Sarbó

Casting Assistant

Kata Sarbó
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Michael Plyler

Film Partner

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Roderick Hill

Golab

Roderick Hill
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Sándor Köleséri

Little Actor

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Maria Douwes

Store Keeper Lady

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Johnny K. Palmer

Jack L. Warner's Masseur

Johnny K. Palmer
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Björn Freiberg

Jean-Michel

Björn Freiberg
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Villó Könczei

Italian Actress

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Zsuzsanna Bíró

Crying Actress

Zsuzsanna Bíró
Production

Michael Treder

Crew Member

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Tamás Sásdi

Loader

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Lainey D. Molnár

Young Secretary #1

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Georgina Garamszegi

Young Secretary #2

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Viktória Kopper

Young Secretary #3

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Brigitta Barabás

Bess' Hand Double

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Sound

Gábor Subicz

Hollywoodland Musician #1

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Áron Komjáti

Hollywoodland Musician #2

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Márton Soós

Hollywoodland Musician #3

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Dávid Ülkei

Hollywoodland Musician #4

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Balázs Bukovinszki

Hollywoodland Musician #5

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David Miller

Humphrey Bogart (voice)

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Anna Johnsson

Ingrid Bergman (voice)

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Gervais Weekes

Dooley Wilson (voice)

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Ian O'Donnell

Claude Rains (voice)

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Judy Greenberg

Store Keeper Lady (voice)

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Carl Romey

News Anchor (voice)

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self - Politician (voice) (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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