It was probably the director's choice. It added to the somber tone of the film. Disagree. Casablance was a B movie, and the cheaper B movies of that time were always in black & white to save money. Only the big and expensive movies like Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz were in color.
Yes, the movie, made in 1954, was in black and white
No, it was originally filmed in color.
The original film, Love Affair (1939) was in black and white and filmed solely in New York, City. The remake, An Affair to Remember (1957) was in color and filmed in France, NYC as well as on the lot at 20th Century Fox.
Color. As of March 2010, it's just been released on DVD and BluRay.
No. The 1925 version was filmed in black and white and remained that way. The 1939 version was filmed in sepia tone (Kansas) and colour (Oz).
Casablanca
Casablanca was filmed in 1942 and was released in January of 1943
Yes, the movie, made in 1954, was in black and white
No it could not.
Casablanca (spanish for white house)
No, it was originally filmed in color.
Psycho
because there was a white house. casablanca means white house.
In The Closet Stranger In Moscow.
Yes
Casablanca.
Yes. Ted Turner converted classic films in the 1980's. "Casablanca" was one converted. But they were not popular. One problem is in most cases you have to guess what the real colors were. Some considered it a violation of the original director's intent.