Casablanca (1983 TV series) still another familiar comical personality, "Cuddles" Sakall, returned in the person of latter-day character actor Arthur Malet. Finally, the main villain, Conrad Veidt's Major Strasser, who is fatally shot by Rick at the end of the film, is likewise back, in the portrayal by English actor Patrick Horgan. Strasser is also given an aide, Lieutenant Heinz, played by Kai Wulff. The series is described as taking place over a year before the events depicted in the 1942 film. Casablanca (1983 TV series) Casablanca is an American drama series, based on the 1942 film of the same name set in the
History of Casablanca bomb on Christmas Day of 1953 killed 16 people. Casablanca was an important strategic port during World War II and hosted the Casablanca Conference -called even "Anfa Conference"- in 1943 (from January 14 to January 24), in which Churchill and Roosevelt discussed the progress of the war. Casablanca was the site of a large American air base, which was the staging area for all American aircraft for the European Theater of Operations during World War II. Morocco regained independence from France on 2 March 1956. In 1930, Casablanca hosted a round of the Formula One world championship. The race was