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73% Critic Match
The African Queen
“The greatest adventure a man ever lived… with a woman!”
7.3 / 10• 1952• 1h 45m•PG• English
RomanceAdventureDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Humphrey Bogart
Charlie Allnut
Lead
Katharine Hepburn
Rose Sayer
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Huston's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The African Queen is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
