Casablanca is more than just a love story. It is a film about, and stocked with, the waves of refugees fleeing Nazi-occupied Europe during wartime.

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On Nov. 26, 1942, 'Casablanca' made its world premiere at the Hollywood Theatre in New York City.

Round up the unusual suspects. “ Casablanca” has turned 80, and the most esteemed of all Hollywood classics enters its octogenarian years with a new ultra-high-definition DVD release.

Of all the classic Hollywood films, it's one of the best-known and most enduring — this week, Casablanca turns 75. Amazingly, the people involved thought it would be just another Hollywood flick ...