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The boozing, smoking, cussing captain of a tramp steamer, Charlie Allnut (Humphrey Bogart), saves prim and proper Rose Sayer (Katharine Hepburn) after her brother is killed by German soldiers at the beginning of World War I in Africa. Many quarrels later, the two set sail on the Ulonga-Bora in order to sabotage a German ship. Based on the 1935 novel by C.S. Forester.Product Identifiers
ProducerSam Spiegel
EAN5037115327239
eBay Product ID (ePID)102218003
Product Key Features
ActorTheodore Bikel, Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Richard Marner, Robert Morley, Peter Bull, Walter Gotell
Film/TV TitleThe African Queen
DirectorJohn Huston
LanguageEnglish
Run Time100 Mins
Release Year2010
FormatBlu-ray
FeaturesRestoration Edition\Commentary with Jack Cardiff\'Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen': Featurette
GenreAction & Adventure, Romantic
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
CertificatePG
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
AwardsBest Actor In A Leading Role 1952 - Humphrey Bogart, Best Actress In A Leading Role 1952 - Katharine Hepburn
Additional InformationThe boozing, smoking, cussing captain of a tramp steamer, Charlie Allnut (Humphrey Bogart), saves prim and proper Rose Sayer (Katharine Hepburn) after her brother is killed by German soldiers at the beginning of World War I in Africa. Many quarrels later, the two set sail on the Ulonga-Bora in order to sabotage a German ship. Based on the 1935 novel by C.S. Forester, the wonderful combination of Hepburn and Bogart (who won an Oscar for his portrayal of the slovenly Captain Allnut) makes this a thoroughly enjoyable blend of comedy and adventure. Later came the book (and Clint Eastwood film) WHITE HUNTER, BLACK HEART, which chronicled Peter Viertel's experiences observing Huston throughout the making of the picture.
ScreenwriterJohn Huston, James Agee
AuthorC.S. Forester
Sound sourceDolby Digital
Movie/TV TitleThe African Queen
Director of PhotographyJack Cardiff
Consumer AdviceContains moderate threat and violence