future. >> emperor of the world. >> how do you deal with megalomania on screen without sounding strident and pedantic? you turn the world into a balloon and you have this foolish demagogue dance with it. this clown can actually destroy this world. so it's both tragedy and comedy wrapped into one. in one of the most powerful political scenes in film. >> who do you think will win the war? >> i haven't the slightest idea. >> rick is completely neutral about everything and that takes in the field of women. >> humphrey bogart is an american who runs rick's in casablanca. it's world war ii before the united states entered the war. nobody knows his backstory. he's got the gambling. he's got the alcohol. he doesn't have to worry about