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The African Queen

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

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PG 1952 · 1h 45m
Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
Starring Humphrey Bogart · Katharine Hepburn · Robert Morley
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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.

Theatrical
Mar 21, 1952
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 31, 2006
Box Office
$10.8M
Budget
$1.0M
Return
10.8x
Director
John Huston
Writers
James Agee, John Huston
Producers
Sam Spiegel, John Woolf
Music
Allan Gray
Studio
Romulus Films, Horizon Pictures
Keywords
africa missionary river boat patriotism world war i hippopotamus giraffe methodist church moqukito boat wedding leech gin tanzania congo animal species hope man woman relationship faith excited
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Cast

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H
Humphrey Bogart
Charlie Allnut
K
Katharine Hepburn
Rose Sayer
R
Robert Morley
The Brother
P
Peter Bull
Captain of Louisa
T
Theodore Bikel
First Officer
W
Walter Gotell
Second Officer
P
Peter Swanwick
First Officer of Shona
R
Richard Marner
Second Officer of Shona
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Facing Uncertainty Together
Rose Sayer Don't be worried, Mr. Allnut.
Charlie Allnut Oh, I ain't worried, Miss. Gave myself up for dead back where we started.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Facing Fears and Finding Excitement
Charlie Allnut I don't blame you for being scared, Miss, not one little bit. Ain't no person in their right mind ain't scared of white water.
Rose Sayer I never dreamed that any mere physical experience could be so stimulating!
Charlie Allnut How's that, Miss?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

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