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"The African Queen" is a 1951 adventure film directed by John Huston that follows two characters navigating a dangerous journey down a river in Africa during World War I. The film is considered a classic of cinema and is notable for its iconic performances and for being one of the first major Hollywood productions to be filmed on location in Africa.
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7.4At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.
Cast
- Humphrey Bogart as Charlie Allnut
- Katharine Hepburn as Rose Sayer
- Robert Morley as The Brother
- Peter Bull as Captain of Louisa
- Theodore Bikel as First Officer
- Walter Gotell as Second Officer
Themes
- world war i
- faith
- africa
- missionary
- boat
- river
- hope
- patriotism
- hippopotamus
- giraffe
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Key facts
- Directed by
- John Huston
- Screenplay by
- James Agee , John Huston
- Based on
- The African Queen , 1935 novel, by C. S. Forester
- Produced by
- Sam Spiegel
- Starring
- Humphrey Bogart , Katharine Hepburn , Robert Morley , Peter Bull , Theodore Bikel , Walter Gotell , Peter Swanwick , Richard Marner
- Cinematography
- Jack Cardiff
- Edited by
- Ralph Kemplen
- Music by
- Allan Gray
- Production companies
- Horizon Pictures , Romulus Films
- Distributed by
- United Artists (US) Independent Film Distributors (UK)
- Release date
- December 26, 1951 ( 1951-12-26 ) ( Fox Wilshire Theatre )
- Running time
- 105 minutes
- Countries
- United States, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, German, Swahili
- Budget
- $1 million
- Box office
- $10.75 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- distinction
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- John Huston
- Screenwriter
- C. S. Forester
- Composer
- Allan Gray
- Cinematographer
- Jack Cardiff
- Narrative location
- Africa
- Filming location
- Turkey
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 914686
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.african-queen-movie.com
- Image
- The African Queen, title2.jpg
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- Commons category
- The African Queen (film)
- publication date
- 1958-08-19
- film editor
- Ralph Kemplen
- Commons gallery
- The African Queen (film)
- title
- The African Queen
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- distributed by
- United Artists
- production designer
- Wilfred Shingleton
- after a work by
- C. S. Forester
- color
- black-and-white
- set in period
- World War I
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- jungle
- review score
- 7.7/10
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Encyclopedic overview
The African Queen is a 1951 adventure film adapted from the 1935 novel of the same name by C. S. Forester. It was directed by John Huston and produced by Sam Spiegel and John Woolf. The screenplay was adapted by James Agee, John Huston, John Collier and Peter Viertel. It was photographed in Technicolor by Jack Cardiff and has a music score by Allan Gray. The film stars Humphrey Bogart (who won the Academy Award for Best Actor, his only Oscar) and Katharine Hepburn with Robert Morley, Peter Bull, Walter Gotell, Richard Marner and Theodore Bikel. The African Queen was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1994, and the Library of Congress deemed it "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".
Plot
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