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Author Aljean Harmetz Her book, Round Up the Usual Suspects, tells the inside story of the making of the film Casablanca. There is a new 2-disc special edition DVD of the film which includes commentary by film critic Roger Ebert. Harmetz is also the author of The Making of the Wizard of Oz. She was the Hollywood film correspondent for The New York Times for 12 years. This interview first aired December 16, 1992.

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Her book, Round Up the Usual Suspects, tells the inside story of the making of the film Casablanca. There is a new 2-disc special edition DVD of the film which includes commentary by film critic Roger Ebert. Harmetz is also the author of The Making of the Wizard of Oz. She was the Hollywood film correspondent for The New York Times for 12 years. This interview first aired December 16, 1992.

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