Create an outline for the film Casablanca that we screened in class. Your outline should include major events, characters, and pieces of the plot/storyline. I would also like to see this blog post completed in a traditional outline format. Following the outlines of Cinderella Man, I believe that most of you could benefit from some practice in outlining - something that will be beneficial in college. In addition, please link out at least three sources about events from the film. (Mandatory).
I. Setting
a. Casablanca, Morroco
1. World War II- Europeans leaving mainland Europe because of Nazi invasion.
II. Introduction/Characters
A. Rick Blaine
1. Manger of "Ricks cafe American"
2. Well presented man, believes he can do anything.
B. Ilsa Lund
1. Married to Victor.
2. Ricks ex lover, left him in Paris.
C. Victor Laszlo
1. Resistance leader against Nazi's.
2. Escaped from Concentration camp
3. Trying to get letters of transit of Ugarte.
D. Ugarte
1. Holds letters of transit.
2. Gets caught by police and later dies.
III. Rising Action
A. Victor and Ilsa arrive at Ricks cafe.
1.Ilsa sees Sam and asks him to play a song.
2. Rick finds out that Ilsa is married to Laszlo.
B. Victor plans to make it to American and escape the Nazi's.
1. Victor needs the letters of transit that he hears that Rick has.
IV. Climax
A. Rick does not want to sell the letters of transit to Victor.
B. Germans start to sing a song, when Victor hears it he orders the cafe to sing back, Germans get very angry. A result of this is that the Germans order Rick to shut down his cafe until further notice.
C. Ilsa attempts to get the letters of transit from Rick.
1. Ilsa will not shoot Rick because she loves him and Rick will not give her the letters of transit. Ilsa in Paris thinks Laszlo is dead when she falls in love with Rick but he is not dead. When the Nazi's were about to invade Paris, Ilsa left Rick with just a letter because she found out that Laszlo was alive.
V. Falling Action
A. Rick agrees to help Ilsa and Laszlo and to get them to safety.
1. When Ilsa is in Ricks office, Laszlo walks into the cafe , and Laszlo tells Rick that he knows about him and Ilsa.
B. Police arrest Victor.
1. Rick tells police to let him go and wait until he has the letters of transit so they can arrest him on a greater charge.
VI. Conclusion
A. At the airport when Ilsa and Victor are about to leave, the police turn up and Rick holds a gun to the police saying he will shoot them if they do not let Ilsa and Victor go.
1. Ilsa does not want to go and leave Rick with the Nazi's. Later she agrees.
B. Nazi leader turns up and Rick shoots him and kills him. Rick and police become friends as the plane leaves.
