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THE AFRICAN QUEEN

Cannes Classics

Directed by :: John HUSTON

Country:: UNITED KINGDOM, USA

Year:: 1951

Duration:: 105.00 minutes

Synopsis

Three movie giants come together in this cinematic classic, combining the masterful direction of John Huston with the fabulous chemistry of Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in their only onscreen pairing. Bogart won a well-deserved Best Actor Oscar for his role as disreputable river-boat captain Charlie, who forms an unlikely alliance with Hepburn's straight-laced Rose. Based on the book by C.S. Forester, this wartime romantic adventure sees the pair forced to travel together down a hazardous East African river. As they face dangers and devise an ingenious way to destroy an enemy gunboat, both discover new sides to their personalities and before long their passionate dislike turns to love.

John HUSTON

Credits

John HUSTON - Director
James AGEE - Screenplay
C.S. FORESTER - Screenplay
John HUSTON - Screenplay
Jack CARDIFF - Cinematography
Wilfred SHINGLETON - Set Designer
Ralph KEMPLEN - Film Editor

Actors

Humphrey BOGART - Charlie Allnut
Katherine HEPBURN - Rose Sayer
Robert MORLEY - Rev. Samuel Sayer
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

Contacts and useful links

Production

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Distribution

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French press

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International press

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Foreign sales

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School

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