CASABLANCA 70th Anniversary Event Coming Movie Theaters, 3/21

Turner Classic Movies Presents Casablanca 70^th Anniversary Event on Wednesday, March 21 at 7:00 pm local time, with special matinees in select theaters. Movie audiences in theaters nationwide will be able to experience the time-honored classic in a digital presentation by NCM Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) and Warner Home Video. The event will have a TCM produced introduction by TCM host Robert Osborne who will discuss Casablanca's enduring legacy and reveal some of its behind-the-scenes stories. Casablanca starred Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid and won three Academy Awards^® in 1944 including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay.

 

Tickets for Turner Classic Movies Presents Casablanca 70^th Anniversary Event are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. The event will be broadcast to nearly 500 select movie theaters across the country through NCM's exclusive Digital Broadcast Network. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, visit the NCM Fathom website (theaters and participants are subject to change).

 

Casablanca: easy to enter, but much harder to leave, especially if you're wanted by the Nazis. Such a man is Resistance leader Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid), whose only hope is Rick Blaine (Bogart), a cynical American who sticks his neck out for no one - especially Victor's wife Ilsa (Bergman), the ex-lover who broke his heart. Ilsa offers herself in exchange for Laszlo's transport out of the country and bitter Rick must decide what counts more - personal happiness or countless lives hanging in the balance.

 

"Like many, I have fond memories of watching Casablanca with my family," said Shelly Maxwell, executive vice president of Fathom Events. "Fans of this timeless cinematic treasure won't want to miss this one-time opportunity to experience Casablanca on the big screen once again as Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman take us back to the golden age of Hollywood."

 

Turner Classic Movies Presents Casablanca 70^th Anniversary Event is the third recent classic anniversary event presented in theaters by NCM Fathom Events including the 70^th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz and 50^th anniversary of West Side Story.

 

Warner Home Video will release Casablanca 70th Anniversary Edition on March 27 featuring a 3-Disc limited and numbered gift set including the remastered feature on both Blu-ray and DVD with more than 14 hours of bonus material. The keepsake box also includes a compilation of three comprehensive feature length documentaries, a hard-cover 62-page book with never-before-seen on-set photography, sketches and production history, a reproduction of the original 1942 French theatrical poster as well as a collectible set of drink coasters.