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In November 1942, Allied Forces took the city of Casablanca, which presented a major, but fleeting, opportunity to publicize the film. It opened on November 26th, 1942 in New York City. Two months later, while the film was in general release, the Casablanca Conference took place in North Africa.
Melniker and Uslan did not learn that a film was going into production until 1988. Melniker and Uslan contend that Warner Bros. coerced them into signing an agreement that stripped them of their consulting rights but gave them 13% of net profits. The two were paid $400,000 under the Casablanca agreement.