The greatest adventure a man ever lived… with a woman!
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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Character
Classical in form, resolved, effortless and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- effortlessdemanding
- earnestironic
- rawmeticulous
Who loves it, who doesn't
34 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.
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“Is Humphrey Bogart the best thing in The African Queen?”
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“Is this John Huston's best work?”
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“Would The African Queen hit harder if it came out today rather than in 1952?”
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Cast
- Humphrey BogartCharlie Allnut
- Katharine HepburnRose Sayer
- Robert MorleyThe Brother
- Peter BullCaptain of Louisa
- Theodore BikelFirst Officer
- Walter GotellSecond Officer
- Peter SwanwickFirst Officer of Shona
- Richard MarnerSecond Officer of Shona
Crew
- John HustonDirector
- James AgeeScreenplay
- John HustonScreenplay
- C. S. ForesterNovel
- Jack CardiffDirector of Photography
- Allan GrayOriginal Music Composer
- Ralph KemplenEditor
- John WoolfProducer
- Sam SpiegelProducer
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Pairings
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