Victor Laszlo as a famous character? He's probably the last character from that movie I'd consider "famous." I mean great character, great movie, but really? Victor Laszlo?
I'd say he's at the very least the third most important character, although I'll concede Sam and the Police Chief may be more "famous" characters. Plus... "you're getting on that plane with Victor". But really indeed :)
Had Victor Laszlo not "risen from the dead" Casablanca would have been just another wartime love story. Victor Laszlo is the noble hero of the story, and without his example of commitment to the cause and to Ilsa, Rick would never have found redemption from his cynicism. Laszlo is definitely in the top three characters of the film, second only to Rick and Ilsa, and quite memorable for me.
Did you know that Peter Lorre's real first name was Laszlo? There's no way that's a coincidence, especially since the character, Victor Laszlo is supposed to be from Czechoslovakia. (Lorre was from what is now Slovakia)
Victor Laszlo - the name resonates so strongly with me - there's some mysterious power around it all through the movie. I felt it the first time I saw it as a kid (or young teen maybe) and would have been able to tell you it's source ever since. I think it's a brilliant clue, though it does seem that hardly anyone remembers it.
after so many reboots, I skipped Amazing Spiderman and don't feel like I missed much, however she is in Into the Spiderverse which is actually a great movie, cool art style too.
Someone above noted that for the characters that appeared in multiple films you need to type the name of the series. Ok, but Oddjob was only in the "Goldfinger", so I'm surprised too
I spent about 45 seconds trying to figure out why the Tom Joad one wasnt working. Finally realized I spelled out grape, not grapes lol. Nice selection of movies!
Rick: And about Victor Laszlo everywhere.