La Marseillaise - Casablanca (HD)

[samuraijack]

The most wonderful thing about this scene is the reality of it. This movie was made in 1942 and the war was still raging. Almost all the extras used in this scene are real French refugees who escaped to the US. The girl playing the minor role of the character Yvonne shown crying is the famed French Actress Madeleine LeBeau, who was forced to flee Europe to the US with her Jewish Husband. Per interviews about this scene long after the movie it was said after the song finished and the people cheered there was not a dry eye on the set.  

[haroldgaffney]

One of the GREATEST scenes in the history of cinema

[timf]

I love how all the French all of sudden just brighten up and start singing coming together as one.

[gill]

The raw emotional power that’s invoked just in this scene alone cannot be overstated. It becomes even more powerful when one realizes that Mr. Curtiz used real European refugees as extras in this here. All the nuances packed into a three minute scene; Rick’s aloof detachment melts away into focused action with one simple nod, the defiance of Victor, putting life and freedom on the line to show the Nazi’s that he and in fact the world, will not acquiesce to the forces of evil. One could write an entire dissertation on this scene alone. It’s no wonder this movie is credited with aiding in the slow swing of the pendulum of the American consciousness from isolationism to “No more”. Brilliant, even so 75 years later.

[jeffnettleton]

This scene still brings tears to my eyes. It so perfectly captures the spirit of those who stood in defiance of Fascism and tyranny. France didn't surrender; it's government did. The French people kept fighting, alongside Allied soldiers, in back alleys, on rail lines, in cafes with talkative soldiers, in fields, and on the streets. They, along with other Resistance fighters in all of the Occupied Nations, fought the invaders, until they were driven out.

[henrylouisrobinson]

The sight of Madeleine Lebeau singing it in tears & crying out "Vive la France!"...that's what still gets me every time. She'd been a Nazi refugee herself. Those tears WERE REAL, NO ACTING there

[domenicoful]

La Marsigliese non è solo l'inno nazionale francese, ma è il canto della libertà di tutti popoli 👍❤️

[seraphik]

this is exactly why casablanca can never be replicated. the lines between art and reality blurred in this movie. try as you might, you simply can't bottle that kind of lightning with actors who aren't living it. madeleine lebeau wasn't pretending to be moved. she WAS moved. to tears, to trembling. you cannot have that kind of emotion ex nihilo, no matter how good an actor you are.

[dr.apeman]

Love Rick's slight nod to the band. He really tried to stay out of it, but enough is enough. A turning point for his character.

[thefutureisnow]

I love the look on Elsa’s face. At first she’s frightened for Victor’s safety. But then the expression changes to where she’s very proud of him; that even after everything he’s been through, he still has the courage to stand up for what he believes in. And he would gladly die for his beloved France.

[zachflame]

I could watch it 100 times & cry 100 times

[kenowens]

Most of the people in this scene were actual refugees who escaped Europe. Most especially the young woman who shed tears with a painful heart because she had really just escaped from France a few days before. Those were real tears, and real pain.

[JacobDreamWorks]

I love that shot at 0:48 when Madeleine Lebeau is singing, those tears are REAL.🤩🤩🤩🤩

VIVE LA FRANCE!!!🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵🇨🇵

R.I.P Madeleine Lebeau

[JuhaHakkarainen]

I’m not french at all but this is truly powerful.

Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité!

[Carlito_El_Gooner]

Of all the national anthems around the world, La Marseillaise is my favorite even though I'm not French.

[alexandreferreira]

Beautiful scene.. Vive la FRANCE! Vive la LIBERTÉ From Brasil 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[donaldschmidt]

One of the great scenes in film history. All the tensions between the invader and the oppressed are playing out in a bar in Africa!! The arrogance of the Nazis led by Major Strasser. Played to pompous perfection by Conrad Veidt. The leader of the resistance Victor Laszlo, portrayed by the resolute Paul Henreid. Along with the Godfather, the two greatest films ever created. Including the two finest screenplays. A Masterpiece. Top Five in any list ever compiled on film classics.

[MrKlipstar]

Perhaps one of the Best Films ever made.
Magical and unique, great actors, papers, screenplay, music.
Casablanca is an absolute Masterpiece, a treasure of the Cinema.

[folioio]

1:04, Ilse looks at Victor with the light of pure love and admiration in her eyes. Perhaps the one moment she spends in Casablanca that she’s not thinking about Rick.

[wvcricker]

The most powerful scene in any movie that was ever made! In the face of evil, PATRIOTISM!