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As the title maintains, The Making of Casablanca details all of the behind the scenes drama that occurred during the making of the legendary work. This account relates the studio battles over Casablanca, the screenplay disasters, the arguments with the Production Code leader Joseph Breen, the influece of the OWI, the regfugee backstores of many of the minor characters, the racial debate surrounding Sam, and the impact that Casablanca has had on the last fifty years of film making. Containing many pictures and transcripts of production notes, The Making of Casablanca is the perfect overview for understanding how a studio film was made and what external forces (the Breen Office and OWI) affected film making during this time.
