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The African Queen is a 1951 adventure film adapted from the 1935 novel of the same name by C. S. Forester. [5] The film was directed by John Huston and produced by Sam Spiegel and John Woolf. [6] The screenplay was adapted by James Agee, John Huston, John Collier and Peter Viertel.
With Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull. In WWI East Africa, a gin-swilling Canadian riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced English missionary to undertake a trip up a treacherous river and use his boat to attack a German gunship.
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- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- John Huston
- 1952-03-21
After religious spinster's (Katharine Hepburn) missionary brother is killed in WWI Africa, dissolute steamer captain (Humphrey Bogart) offers her safe passage.
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- John Huston
- PG
- Humphrey Bogart
A grizzled skipper and a spirited missionary take on the Germans in Africa during World War I. Cast & Crew. Read More. John Huston. Director. Humphrey Bogart. Charlie Allnut. Katharine Hepburn. Rose Sayer. Robert Morley. The Brother [Rev. Samuel Sayer] Peter Bull. German captain. Theodore Bikel. German first officer. Photos & Videos. View All.
- John Huston, Guy Hamilton
- Humphrey Bogart
Apr 1, 2006 · At the start of World War 1, Charlie Allnut is using his old steamer, The African Queen, to ferry supplies to villages in East Africa. When the Rev. Samual S...
- 3 min
- 230.6K
- Monica Susilo
German imperial troops burn down his mission; he is beaten and dies of fever. His well-educated, snobbish sister Rose Sayer buries him and leaves by the only available transport, the dilapidated river steamboat 'African Queen' of grumpy Charlie Allnut.
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As the First World War breaks out, a proud and pious missionary finds herself navigating a multitude of perils: the harsh African wilderness, dastardly German soldiers, and the sharp-tongued, gin-soaked steamboat captain who is her only ticket to safety.