Fails the Bechdel test

Casablanca

Name: Casablanca
Released: 1943

1943. Directed by Michael Curtiz, written by Philip G. Epstein and Julius J. Epstein and Howard Koch.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

2 / 3

Fails

Yes 1. At least two women
13 women characters. 4 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
Women do talk to each other.
No 3. About something besides a man
Every conversation between women that our parser found mentions a man.

Second opinion

Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.

The film

The story of Rick Blaine, a cynical world-weary ex-patriate who runs a nightclub in Casablanca, Morocco during the early stages of WWII. Despite the pressure he constantly receives from the local authorities, Rick's cafe has become a kind of haven for refugees seeking to obtain illicit letters that will help them escape to America. But when Ilsa, a former lover of Rick's, and her husband, show up to his cafe one day, Rick faces a tough challenge which will bring up unforeseen complications, heartbreak and ultimately an excruciating decision to make.

Released: 23 Jan 1943
Genres: Drama, Romance, War
Rated: PG
IMDb: 8.5 / 10
Metascore: 100 / 100
Awards: Won 3 Oscars. 18 wins & 12 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

Women
Men
Not in the cast list
Bigger name, more lines

Rick 321 lines, man
Renault 165 lines, man
Ilsa 133 lines, woman
Laszlo 123 lines, man
Strasser 72 lines, man
Ferrari 33 lines, man
Sam 32 lines, man
Carl 31 lines, man
Ugarte 26 lines, man
Annina 23 lines, woman

Full cast, 114 people

Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine
Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund
Paul Henreid as Victor Laszlo
Claude Rains as Captain Louis Renault
Conrad Veidt as Major Heinrich Strasser
Sydney Greenstreet as Signor Ferrari
Peter Lorre as Ugarte
S.Z. Sakall as Carl
Madeleine Lebeau as Yvonne
Dooley Wilson as Sam
Joy Page as Annina Brandel
John Qualen as Berger
Leonid Kinskey as Sascha
Curt Bois as Pickpocket
Abdullah Abbas as Arab (uncredited)
Enrique Acosta as Guest at Rick's (uncredited)
Ed Agresti as Bar Patron (uncredited)
Arnet Amos as French Soldier / Singer (uncredited)
Louis V. Arco as Refugee at Rick's (uncredited)
Frank Arnold as Overseer (uncredited)
Larry Arnold as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Brandon Beach as Guest at Rick's (uncredited)
Leon Belasco as Dealer at Rick's (uncredited)
Nino Bellini as Gendarme (uncredited)
Trude Berliner as Baccarat Player at Rick's (uncredited)
Oliver Blake as Waiter at the Blue Parrot (uncredited)
Monte Blue as American (uncredited)
Eugene Borden as Policeman (uncredited)
Dick Botiller as Native Officer (uncredited)
Maurice Brierre as Baccarat Dealer at Rick's (uncredited)
Anita Camargo as Woman Companion (uncredited)
George M. Carleton as American (uncredited)
Spencer Chan as Guest at Rick's (uncredited)
Melie Chang as Oriental at Rick's (uncredited)
Tex Cooper as Commuter at Train Station (uncredited)
Gino Corrado as Waiter at Rick's (uncredited)
Franco Corsaro as French Police Officer (uncredited)
Adrienne D'Ambricourt as Concierge (uncredited)
Marcel Dalio as Emil - Croupier at Rick's (uncredited)
Helmut Dantine as Jan Brandel (uncredited)
Jean De Briac as Orderly (uncredited)
George Dee as Lt. Casselle (uncredited)
Jean Del Val as Police Officer (uncredited)
Carl Deloro as Arab Guest with Fez (uncredited)
Joseph DeVillard as Moroccan (uncredited)
Arthur Dulac as News Vendor (uncredited)
William Edmunds as Second Contact Man at Rick's (uncredited)
Herbert Evans as Englishman Questioning Casino's Honesty (uncredited)
Fred Farrell as Singing Frenchman (uncredited)
O.K. Ford as Conspirator (uncredited)
Martín Garralaga as Headwaiter at Rick's (uncredited)
Gregory Gaye as German Banker Refused by Rick (uncredited)
Gregory Golubeff as Cashier at Rick's (uncredited)
Ilka Grüning as Mrs. Leuchtag - Carl's Immigrating Friend (uncredited)
Creighton Hale as Customer (uncredited)
Winifred Harris as Englishwoman (uncredited)
Jamiel Hasson as Muezzini (uncredited)
Arthur Stuart Hull as Elderly Admirer (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten as Pickpocketed Prosperous Man (uncredited)
Paul Irving as Prosperous Tourist (uncredited)
Kay Koury as Woman on Street (uncredited)
Charles La Torre as Italian Officer Tonnelli (uncredited)
Louise Laureau as Women in Front Singing French National Anthem (uncredited)
Max Linder as Gambler (uncredited)
Manuel Lopez as Policeman (uncredited)
Jacques Lory as Moor Buying Diamonds (uncredited)
Lou Marcelle as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Michael Mark as Vendor (uncredited)
Tony Martelli as Bartender (uncredited)
Frank Mazzola as Moroccan Boy (uncredited)
George Meeker as Rick's Friend (uncredited)
Lal Chand Mehra as Policeman (uncredited)
Hercules Mendez as Arab Guest with Fez (uncredited)
Louis Mercier as Conspirator (uncredited)
Torben Meyer as Dutch Banker at Cafe Table (uncredited)
Mike Morelli as Man on Street (uncredited)
Alberto Morin as French Officer Insulting Yvonne (uncredited)
Leo Mostovoy as Fydor (uncredited)
Corinna Mura as Singer with Guitar (uncredited)
Sol Murgi as Officer (uncredited)
Barry Norton as Gambler at Rick's (uncredited)
Monty O'Grady as Guest at Rick's (uncredited)
Lotte Palfi Andor as Woman Selling Her Diamonds (uncredited)
Paul Panzer as Paul - Waiter at Rick's (uncredited)
Manuel París as Guest at Rick's (uncredited)
Rene Pedrini as Street 'Usual Suspect' (uncredited)
Alexander Pollard as Croupier (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi as Native Introducing Ferrari (uncredited)
Frank Puglia as Arab Vendor (uncredited)
Georges Renavent as Conspirator (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson as Bouncer at Rick's (uncredited)
Victor Romito as Guest at Rick's (uncredited)
Henry Rowland as German Officer (uncredited)
Richard Ryen as Col. Heinz - Strasser's Aide (uncredited)
Dan Seymour as Abdul (uncredited)
Nick Shaid as Arab (uncredited)
Lester Sharpe as Refugee (uncredited)
Bhogwan Singh as Merchant (uncredited)
Dina Smirnova as Woman Customer (uncredited)
Gerald Oliver Smith as Pickpocketed Englishman (uncredited)
George Sorel as Native Officer (uncredited)
Geoffrey Steele as Customer (uncredited)
Ludwig Stössel as Mr. Leuchtag (uncredited)
Mike Tellegen as Gambler (uncredited)
Sid Troy as Officer (uncredited)
Rafael Trujillo as Man Turning Propeller at Airport (uncredited)
Jacques Vanaire as Frenchman (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer as Woman Gambler at Rick's Next to Croupier (uncredited)
Norma Varden as Wife of Pickpocketed Englishman (uncredited)
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski as German Officer with Yvonne (uncredited)
Leo White as Emile - Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Wise as Waiter (uncredited)
Jean Wong as Patron at Rick's Cafe (uncredited)
Wolfgang Zilzer as Man with Expired Papers (uncredited)

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 2 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 2% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.

Women

Men

Scene 1 Scene 74

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 2	0	1
3 to 4	0	4
5 to 6	1	4
7 to 8	2	7
9 to 10	1	0
11 to 12	0	14
13 to 14	2	7
15 to 16	14	72
17 to 18	4	28
19 to 20	0	59
21 to 22	30	170
23 to 24	2	36
25 to 26	1	2
27 to 28	7	7
29 to 30	12	19
31 to 32	9	15
33 to 34	2	36
35 to 36	0	2
37 to 38	0	23
39 to 40	16	38
41 to 42	31	78
43 to 44	3	30
45 to 46	0	16
47 to 48	0	0
49 to 50	6	19
51 to 52	13	14
53 to 54	15	26
55 to 56	7	9
57 to 58	0	3
59 to 60	0	10
61 to 62	0	47
63 to 64	0	10
65 to 66	0	13
67 to 68	4	5
69 to 70	0	27
71 to 72	8	17
73 to 74	2	41

The evidence

Straight from the script
Counted from the script and the credits

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Exhibit A: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 17 are women's.

192 lines from women, 909 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit B: who's in it

13 women and 78 men in the cast. 4 women and 30 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 8 of 1,120. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 152 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 17% of the words (2,017), men 83% (10,017).

Exhibit D: the test the other way

Two named men talk to each other about something besides a woman. It passes the reverse test.

Conversations between two named characters

Two women

Two men

Exhibit E: behind the camera

None of the 9 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 8% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: Michael Curtiz (man)
Written by: Julius J. Epstein (man), Philip G. Epstein (man), Howard E. Koch (man)
Produced by: Hal B. Wallis (man)
Shot by: Arthur Edeson (man)
Edited by: Owen Marks (man)
Music by: Max Steiner (man)
Costumes by: Orry-Kelly (man)