Casablanca as Political Propaganda

Casablanca made its debut in 1942. Immediately after the Pearl Harbor explosion and the United States entered World War II, there were many anti - Nazism sentiments, but the film stimulated these emotions. Supporting the Allied Promotion to support war from the scene of La Marseille to the role of Renault and Rick, and to the final scene. Most of the French patriots sang happily with the national anthem but they established a tense relationship with German soldiers.

History intervened as producer Hal Wallis tried to make Casablanca faithful to his view on how war propaganda should be. In November 1942, the Allies landed in North Africa. In the battle of Casablanca, they achieved their first success in African theaters. The impact of this victory on the United States is very big. The city of Casablanca was mentioned almost every day by newspapers and radio, evoked a strong interest in "exotic" places, and fashion designers even started to insert Moroccan patterns on their lines 21.

Casablanca is the main port of Morocco, one of the largest financial centers in Africa. According to the population estimate in 2014, the urban population of the city is about 35 million and the population of the Casablanca - Settar region is about 8 million. Casablanca is believed to be the economic and commercial center of Morocco, but the country's political capital is Rabat. Major Moroccan companies and international companies operating in that country have headquarters and major industrial facilities in Casablanca. According to recent industrial statistics, Casablanca maintains a historical position as a domestic major industrial area. Casablanca harbor is one of the world's largest artificial ports, the second largest port in North Africa, behind Tanger Mead 40 km (25 miles) east of Tanger. Casablanca also owns the main naval base of the Royal Moroccan Navy.