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The African Queen

The African Queen

The greatest adventure a man ever lived… with a woman!

19527.41h 45m

Overview

At 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.

Directed by John Huston
Written by James Agee, John Huston, C. S. Forester
Produced by Sam Spiegel, John Woolf
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0MRevenue: $10.8M

Top Cast

Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart

Charlie Allnut

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Rose Sayer

Robert Morley

Robert Morley

The Brother

Peter Bull

Peter Bull

Captain of Louisa

Theodore Bikel

Theodore Bikel

First Officer

Walter Gotell

Walter Gotell

Second Officer

Peter Swanwick

Peter Swanwick

First Officer of Shona

Richard Marner

Richard Marner

Second Officer of Shona

Themes & Keywords

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About The African Queen

The African Queen is a romance, adventure, drama film released in 1952 exploring themes of world war i, faith, africa, missionary, boat, river. Directed by John Huston, it stars Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley. At 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.

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