Casablanca Main Characters: Richard "Rick" Blaine - Played by Ingrid Bergman Rick is an american citizen who lives in Casablanca he runs a high end cafe, he is the films protagonist and the heroin. When we first meet rick he is a sinister and cold heart person who will not stick his neck out for no one, Rick is also an alcoholic at the start of the film implying that he is unstable and has troubles, he is alone in most scenes too. However throughput the film we learn why he is such a cold heart person, and we gain empathy for his actions. At the end of the film rick has developed into a person who cares for people and he finally sticks his neck out for someone even if he has to loose his freedom. Ricks development throughout the film shows that he wasn't the cynical person who everyone though he was, he will never turn back to the lover that he was in Paris but it is a good start for him. Ricks previous history was with Llsa Lund, she was the love of his ...
