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The Many Numbers (Numerals) in Casablanca

 

1/2   How much of the world that Laszlo succeeded in impressing according to Renault.

1   The number of times Rick shoots Strasser.
The number of times the man in the opening. scene is shot.
The number of years Laszlo is in a concentration camp.
The number of questions Ilsa says can take care of all of our questions.
The amount of Francs that Ilsa offers for Rick's thoughts.
The amount of cents that Rick's thoughts would bring in America.

1 & 1/2   The number of miles of visibility in the airport departure scene before the plane takes off.

2   The date of the check in December that Rick writes OK on.
The number of actors who are paid for playing the Russian bartender.
The number of German couriers who have been shot.
The number of exit visas Lazslo and Ilsa are looking for.

 

3  The number of Academy Awards that Casablanca wins in 1943.
The number of days the action of Casablanca takes place.
The number of chips Jan has when Rick comes into the casino.

 

4  The number of times Rick says to Ilsa, "Here's looking at you, kid." 
The number of shots that Ugarte fires in Rick's Cafe Americain.

 

5   The number of times and places that Berger heard Laszlo had been killed.
The number of times the announcer says that people wait in Casablanca.
The number of Gendarmes who are riding in the car.

6    The time that Jan says he and Annina will meet Renault at his office for an exit visa.

6.   The number of chips Jan has when Rick tells me to be on 22.

8    The number of academy awards that Casablanca was nominated for.

9    The number that is over the arrow of the Paris road sign.

10   The percent of the profits that Sam actually gets from Rick's Cafe Americain.
The time that Renault says he will meet the Brandels at his office for the exit visas.
The number of minutes before the Lisbon plane is going to take off as Rick, Ilsa, Victor and Louis arrive at the airport.
The time that Renault requests that Lazslo and Ilsa meet him at his office.

11   The number of days behind schedule Casablanca was when it finished shooting.

17   Joy Page's age when she made her film debut as Annina in Casablanca.

18   The age of Madeleine LeBeau when she was cast as Yvonne in Casablanca.

22  The number that Jan wins on at roulette.
The number of times that people are seen smoking in the film
The date in December of 1942 when Casablanca is previewed at two theatres.

23   The date in January of 1943 that Casablanca went into general release.

24   The number of hours in a day that Strasser wants Laszlo watched.

25   The percentage amount of the profits of Rick's that Rick tells Ferrari that Sam gets.

26   Ingrid Bergman's age when she made Casablanca.

30  The table number Rick gives to Victor and Ilsa when they ask for one as close to Sam and as far away from Strasser as possible.

The number of days Rick says Renault can confine Laszlo without actual proof. 

30   The table number Rick gives to Victor and Ilsa when they ask for one as close to Sam and as far away from Strasser as possible.

31   The date in December of 1941 when Everyone Comes to Rick's title was changed to Casablanca.

34   According to Warner Brothers the number of different nationalities that were involved in the making of Casablanca.

35   The distance away the German's are in miles according to Rick as he and Ilsa hear cannon fire in Paris.

37   Richard Blaine's age in the film.

42   Bogart's age when he filmed Casablanca.

50.  The number of Francs Ferrari mentions when he says not more than this amount to the waiter in the Blue Parrot.

59   The number of days it took to shoot Casablanca.

75   The type of French drink that the German officer orders for himself and Yvonne.  Named for the 75 cannon the recipe is: shake 1/4 oz. lemon juice, a dash of sugar syrup, a dash of grenadine and 3/4 oz. gin over ice cubes in a shaker; strain into a Champagne flute and fill with Champagne.

76   The type of gun that Rick and Ilsa hear the Germans firing as they approach Paris.

100  The amount of Francs the Arab lace seller is willing to sell his wares to Ilsa to because she is a "special friend of Rick's." The number of cartoons of American cigarettes that Ferrari owes Rick's.

200.  The amount of Francs the lace seller is willing to sell his wares to Ilsa to because she is a "friend of Rick’s.

700  The total number of Francs the lace seller is trying to sell his product to Ilsa for until he finds out she is a special friend of Rick's.

4:30  The time that Rick first suggests that he pick up Ilsa to go to the train station.

4:45  The time that Rick says he will meet Ilsa at the train station.

500   The depth of the fog at the airport.

1000  The amount of Francs that is on the check that Rick OK's.

1918  The year the American "blundered" into Berlin according to Renault.

1926  The year of the French Champage that Renault recommends to Strasse to order.

1935  The year that Rick ran guns to Ethiopia.

1936  The year that Rick fought on the Loyalist side in Spain.

1942  The year Casablanca was made.

1943  Casablanca went into general release and won best picture for this year.

2000   The approximate amount of Francs that Jan wins at roulette according to Emil.
The approximate amount of Francs that Jan wins at roulette according to Emil.
The amount of Francs that Ugarte gets as he cashes in his chips while being arrested.

 

2400   The amount of money the Moor offers the woman for her diamonds because "diamonds are a drug on the market."

10,000  The amount of Francs that Rick bets Louis on whether Laszlo will get out of Casablanca or not.

15,000  The amount of Francs the man tells the refugee to bring in order to get on the fishing smack Santiago that leaves from La Medina.

20,000   The amount of money in Francs  that Rick has to get for Emil from the safe because someone has won this in the casino.
The amount of Francs that Rick first suggests that the bet be with Renault but Louis declines because he is "only a poor, corrupt official."
The amount of dollars paid for the movie rights to the unpublished play, Everybody Comes to Rick's.

100,000  The amount in Francs that Laszlo first offers Rick for the Letters of Transit.

200,000  The amount in Francs that Laszlo raises his offer to Rick to for the Letters of Transit.

1,000,000  The amount of Francs Rick says he would not accept from Lazslo for the Letters of Transit.

3,000,000  Another amount in Francs that Rick says he would not accept from Lazslo for the letters of transit.