The film Casablanca centers on an American man named Rick Blaine who flees German-occupied France during World War II to a city in Morocco called Casablanca. (Casablanca, 1942) This city was a territory of France at the time and due to this status it is outside of full German jurisdiction. (Casablanca, 1942) Many citizens of German-occupied European countries sought refuge here due to the lack of control Germany had over other countries' territories at the start of the war. The general intent of the refugees in Casablanca was to escape to even more distant countries such as the United States of America, which they could not achieve in their occupied countries of origin. As the film's plot develops, the viewer is introduced to refugees very important to the French freedom fighting movement, and we learn that Rick is originally from New York, United States, Casablanca was directed in an era almost entirely dedicated to propaganda, as far as the film industry is concerned. he is worried. The film promoted America and the Allies in a similar way to most films of the time, but did so very differently. The story told in Casablanca follows the main character, Rick, through his personal events and the love tango with another protagonist, Ilsa Lund. The film begins with Rick running his Casablanca-based saloon alone, in which he seems very indifferent to other people's business, and comes off as very exclusive. He is given letters of transit by a man named Ugarte, which are almost priceless to any refugee wishing to escape to the United States or another unoccupied country. Rick continues to act selflessly, reluctantly agreeing to hide the documents. He keeps them even after Ugarte is killed for stealing the letters, although there didn't seem to be a...... middle of paper......, Laszlo needs Rick's help to achieve his goals, portraying Americans as a valuable and necessary ally. The film's depiction of war was very distant, as there are no depictions of battles or direct war conflicts. There are a select few cases, however, where people are killed by the police or by Rick. Rick shot a German leader for the greater good, implying that killing the enemy was good for a greater cause. Laszlo, representative of the Allies, was willing to do almost anything for his cause. Rick didn't seem to fear death either, as demonstrated when he was held at gunpoint by Ilsa. The Germans were very oppressive and intolerant, and they got very angry when the citizens of Casablanca simply sang a national song. (Casablanca, 1942) Very little violence was depicted, and it did not in any way glorify the killing of anyone other than the oppressive Germans, and did so only slightly