The African Queen (1952)

01/07/1952 (GB) • 1h 45m

Romance, Adventure, Drama

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

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.

Top Billed Cast

Humphrey Bogart

Charlie Allnut

Robert Morley

The Brother

Peter Bull

Captain of Louisa

Theodore Bikel

First Officer

Walter Gotell

Second Officer

Peter Swanwick

First Officer of Shona

Richard Marner

Second Officer of Shona


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,000,000.00

Revenue

$10,750,000.00

Keywords

world war i

faith

africa

missionary

boat

river

hope

patriotism

hippopotamus

giraffe

methodist church

animal species

moqukito

boat wedding

leech

gin

tanzania

congo

man woman relationship

technicolor

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