HBTM: Casablanca's Duel of the Anthems

2 years ago
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Casablanca is one of my favorite films, and is generally considered one of the most iconic films in American cinema. But in this video, I attempt to inform you about the persecutions of the cast by the Nazis prior to the movie. Very few of the named cast didn't have some level of interaction with the Nazis. Setting my video around the Duel of the Anthems scene, I also look at the choice of the two songs being sung.

... Since Warner Bros. can't help but copyright any of the Duel itself, I highly encourage you to go watch that segment in its entirety. Also learned that I should just discuss history for these videos rather than setting everything around a scene that needs to be shown to get the full impact.

I took a more somber tone making this film than I'd like to, but with the common thread being the Nazis I didn't feel a more energetic tone was appropriate... until I got fed up with WB.

As always, let me know in the comments what you thought, any details I may have missed, and any movies that have some good history to dig into. Take care, and God Bless.

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