Casablanca (1983 TV series)

Casablanca
GenreWorld War II spy/intrigue
StarringDavid Soul
Hector Elizondo
Ray Liotta
Patrick Horgan
Theme music composerGerald Fried
Peter Matz
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producerDavid L. Wolper
ProducerCharles B. Fitzsimons
Production locationCalifornia
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesDavid L. Wolper Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseApril 10 (1983-04-10) –
September 3, 1983 (1983-09-03)
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Casablanca is an American drama series, based on the 1942 film of the same name set in the genre of spying and intrigue during World War II. Five episodes were filmed but, following its NBC premiere on April 10, 1983, and two additional installments on April 17 and 24, it was taken off the air. The two remaining unaired episodes were ultimately scheduled four months later, during summer programming, and shown on August 27 and September 3. The show was the second attempt at a TV series based on the movie; the first was a 1955 show starring Charles McGraw as Rick Blaine, which also was short-lived, lasting only 10 episodes.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Associated Press. "'CASABLANCA' SET FOR TV" (The New York Times, April 7, 1983)
  2. ^ Hyatt, Wesley. Short-Lived Television Series, 1948–1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops (McFarland, January 6, 2003) ISBN 1476605157
  3. ^ Jane, Ian. "Casablanca: The Complete Series" (DVD Talk, July 1, 2012)