Captain Louis Renault
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Captain Louis Renault is the charmingly corrupt yet ultimately principled French police prefect in the classic 1942 film "Casablanca."
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character → police officer → supporting character → |
| alignment |
ambiguous
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| appearsIn |
Casablanca
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| associatedWith |
Nazi occupation authorities
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Vichy regime → |
| basedOn |
character from the unproduced play "Everybody Comes to Rick's"
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| characterArc |
from opportunistic collaborator to quiet resister
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| closeRelationshipWith |
Rick Blaine
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| country |
France
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| creator |
Howard Koch
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Julius J. Epstein → Philip G. Epstein → |
| fictionalUniverse |
Casablanca (film)
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| filmDirector |
Michael Curtiz
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| filmGenreContext |
romantic drama
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war film → |
| filmProductionCompany |
Warner Bros.
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| filmReleaseYear |
1942
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| finalLineContext |
"Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
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| finalSceneAction |
walks away with Rick Blaine into the fog
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| firstAppearance |
film "Casablanca" (1942)
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| frequentLocation |
Rick's Café Américain
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| gender |
male
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| languageSpoken |
English
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French → |
| laterLoyalty |
Rick Blaine and the anti-Nazi cause
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| loyalty |
self-interest (initially)
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| medium |
cinema
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| narrativeRole |
comic relief
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moral foil to Rick Blaine → |
| nationality |
French
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| notableAction |
orders the rounding up of the "usual suspects" to cover for Rick
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| notableQuote |
"I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!"
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"Round up the usual suspects." → |
| occupation |
police prefect
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| personalityTrait |
charming
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corrupt → cynical → pragmatic → ultimately principled → |
| portrayedBy |
Claude Rains
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| positionHeld |
Prefect of Police in Casablanca
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| setting |
Casablanca, French Morocco
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| warContext |
World War II
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| worksFor |
Vichy French authorities
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Rick Blaine
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alliesWith |
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Rick Blaine
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associatedWith |
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Casablanca
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character |
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Everybody Comes to Rick's
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hasCharacter |
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Victor Laszlo
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interactsWith |
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Claude Rains
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portrayedCharacter |