Critically acclaimed when published in 1992 as Round Up the Usual Suspects, The Making of Casablanca offers the ultimate insider's look at the politics and personalities behind the most celebrated movie of all time--Casablanca. Updated and timed for the 60th anniversary (Thanksgiving Day, 1942) of this movie, this critically acclaimed book draws upon years of research, including access to Ingrid Bergman's personal acting diaries and the vast Warner Brothers archives, as well as interviews with many of those close to the film, including the late Paul Henreid, Lauren Bacall, and scriptwriters Howard Koch and Julius Epstein. Richly detailed and full of surprises, The Making of Casablanca debunks many cherished myths about the casting, script, story, and stars, to reveal the realities of the highly pressured Hollywood studio system during World War II.
ISBN-13: 9780786888146
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication Date: 10-23-2002
Pages: 416
Product Dimensions: 6.12(w) x 9.12(h) x (d)
Age Range: 17 - 18 Years
Aljean Harmetz is the author of The Making of The Wizard of Oz, as well as numerous other film-related books. A former journalist for the New York Times, she lives in Los Angeles.
Table of Contents
|
Acknowledgments |
ix |
|
Preface |
xiii |
| 1. |
Just Another Movie |
3 |
| 2. |
The Studio: Jack L. Warner, Executive Producer ... and Hal B. Wallis |
16 |
| 3. |
Writing Casablanca: A Survival of the Fittest Script |
35 |
| 4. |
False Starts |
62 |
| 5. |
Bogart, Bergman, and Henreid: A Date with Fate |
81 |
| 6. |
The Studio System Goes to War |
102 |
| 7. |
The First Day of Shooting |
117 |
| 8. |
The Usual Suspects: Rains, Veidt, Greenstreet, Lorre, and Wilson |
138 |
| 9. |
Love and Censorship |
162 |
| 10. |
Directed by Michael Curtiz |
182 |
| 11. |
Working Relationships: On the Set and Off |
195 |
| 12. |
The Refugee Trail: Europeans in Hollywood |
208 |
| 13. |
At the Airport: The End of Production |
227 |
| 14. |
"Our Ism ... Americanism" |
240 |
| 15. |
Play It, Sam |
253 |
| 16. |
Selling the Movie and Selling the War |
266 |
| 17. |
Controlling Hollywood |
284 |
| 18. |
The Academy Awards |
312 |
| 19. |
As Time Went By |
327 |
| 20. |
The First Fifty Years |
338 |
|
Reference Notes and Sources |
355 |
|
Casablanca Cast and Credits |
384 |
|
Bibliography |
385 |
|
Index |
391 |
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