Hollywood, 1942. The US government pressures Hungarian-born film director Michael Curtiz, who is about to finish shooting Casablanca, to accentuate the film's propaganda message in order to sway public opinion in favor of the country's intervention in the European war.
Keywords:
Propaganda
Cinema on cinema
Movie business
World war ii
Based on true story
Film in film
Co-workers relationship
Filmmaking
War propaganda
Movie mogul
Portrait of an artist
Film director
Father daughter relationship
Portrait of a filmmaker
Movie tag line: "No country should change a man's character."
Character: Michael Curtiz
Character: Kitty
Character: Mr. Johnson
Character: Hal B. Wallis
Character: S. Z. Sakall