Casablanca

Continuity mistake: When the roulette scene starts there is a man wearing a fez hat next to a guy, both giving their backs to the croupier. A shot later they've suddenly turned 180° around.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: When Rick goes to see Ferrari at the Blue Parrot they shake hands and the people behind drastically change between shots.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: When Ugarte escapes he turns around and shoots man by the door who falls backwards. From the immediate shot from behind the door the man is gone, and he's been replaced by a guard trying to exit through the door.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: Rick and Renault walk inside the cafe to grab the 20,000 francs while the Italian and French officers discuss. A woman turns around and stares at them. A shot later she is facing forward.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: Renault and Rick are watching the Lisbon airplane. Rick puts a cigarette in his mouth, unlit. From the angle shot from behind, the cigarette is gone, and smoke is coming from his hand below.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: When Rick signs the check, note the word OK. The handwriting is completely different between the first and second shot (a ribbon-like streak appears next to the K in the second shot).

Sacha

Continuity mistake: When Rick is about to sign the check, his left hand appears in the close-up shot, but disappears on the rest of the shots.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: When the man whose passport is due is about to be shot, check the left side of the screen. There's a man with a black hat with no-one by his left. A shot later a man with a white hat and black beard appears.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: While waiting for Ilsa at the train station prior to leaving Paris he and Dooley are getting soaked by heavy rain. When they board the train a moment later they are both completely dry.

Continuity mistake: When Bogie is reading the note from Bergman, it is dissolved by the heavy rain and he is dripping wet, so is Sam, who delivered the note. But then he is standing on the step of the train totally dry. (00:47:00)

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Captain Renault: Carl, see that Major Strasser gets a good table, one close to the ladies.
Carl: I have already given him the best, knowing he is German and would take it anyway.

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Trivia: Conrad Veidt, who played Maj. Strasser, was well known in the theatrical community in Germany for his hatred of the Nazis, and in fact was forced to hurriedly escape the country when he found out that the SS had sent a death squad after him because of his anti-Nazi activities.

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Answer: She was married then, and discovered that Lazlo was still alive.

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