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In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.


“No country should change a man's character.”
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.

Ferenc Lengyel
Michael Curtiz

Evelin Dobos
Kitty

Declan Hannigan
Mr. Johnson

Scott Alexander Young
Hal B. Wallis

József Gyabronka
S. Z. Sakall

Nikolett Barabas
Bess Meredith

Yan Feldman
Julius Epstein
Rafael Feldman
Philip Epstein
Christopher Krieg
Conrad Veidt

Andrew Hefler
Jack L. Warner
Curtiz is a drama, history film released in 2019 exploring themes of propaganda, cinema on cinema, movie business, world war ii, based on true story, film in film. Directed by Tamás Yvan Topolánszky, it stars Ferenc Lengyel, Evelin Dobos, Declan Hannigan. 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.
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