Rick Blaine
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Rick Blaine is the cynical yet ultimately self-sacrificing American nightclub owner portrayed by Humphrey Bogart in the classic film "Casablanca."
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| alliesWith | Captain Louis Renault ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Casablanca ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Captain Louis Renault
ⓘ
Sam ⓘ Victor Laszlo ⓘ |
| backstoryEvent | ran guns to Ethiopia ⓘ |
| basedOn | character from the unproduced play "Everybody Comes to Rick's" ⓘ |
| businessLocation | Casablanca ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cynical
ⓘ
idealistic ⓘ romantic ⓘ self‑sacrificing ⓘ world‑weary ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Major Heinrich Strasser ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Howard Koch
ⓘ
Julius J. Epstein ⓘ Philip G. Epstein ⓘ |
| employerOf |
Carl
ⓘ
Sam ⓘ Sascha ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Casablanca ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Casablanca ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasMoralAlignment | antihero ⓘ |
| helpsCharacter |
Ilsa Lund
ⓘ
Victor Laszlo ⓘ |
| locatedIn | French Morocco ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| militaryBackground | fought on the Loyalist side in the Spanish Civil War ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAction | sacrifices his love for Ilsa so she can escape with Victor Laszlo ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
Here's looking at you, kid.
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I stick my neck out for nobody. ⓘ I'm no good at being noble, but it doesn't take much to see that the problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world. ⓘ Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship. ⓘ Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine. ⓘ |
| notableWork | Casablanca ⓘ |
| occupation | nightclub owner ⓘ |
| owns | Rick's Café Américain ⓘ |
| personalityArc | transitions from detached cynic to committed idealist ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Humphrey Bogart ⓘ |
| romanticallyInvolvedWith | Ilsa Lund ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| speaksLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
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