His appearance with co-star Ingrid Bergman was their first - and last.As a hardened American expatriate, Bogart runs a bar/casino (Rick""sCafe Americain) - a way-station o freedom in WWII French-occupied Morocco, where a former lover (Bergman) who previously ""jilted"" him comes back into his life.She made him become what he always wanted to be - a lover, a hero, a rich man...and a killer!Laugh, Cry, and Dream...There were varying dates given for the film (1980 and 1981), due to a number of factors:it was filmed in 1979it was shown at the Venice Film Festival in late August-early September 1980it was then released in France, Italy and Germany in 1980its first US showing was April 2, 1981 at the Los Angeles International Film Exposition (Filmex)its official US premiere was April 3, 1981, with nationwide showings beginning a week laterThe film was praised at the time by the Academy of Motion Pictures with five major nominations: Best Picture, Best Director (Malle), Best Actor (Lancaster with his fourth and last career nomination), Best Actress (Sarandon with her first nomination), and Best Original Screenplay (John Guare), but went away empty-handed.With eight Academy Award nominations (and two wins): Best Supporting Actor (Heath Ledger posthumously) and Best Sound Editing.Trina Sieppe.She""s my sweetie!In close-up, his large hand squeezes her smaller one.Marcus cautions him: "Don""t you hurt her too much, Mac...So long, Mac.I got to do some work yet...at the dog hospital.Don""t do anything I wouldn""t do...you know!"Trina sits in the dental chair for some dental work, explaining what happened to her teeth.