The African Queen
1951, Adventure, 1h 45m
48 Reviews 25,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Perfectly cast, smartly written, and beautifully filmed, The African Queen remains thrilling, funny, and effortlessly absorbing even after more than half a century's worth of adventure movies borrowing liberally from its creative DNA. Read critic reviews
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Charlie Allnut
Rose Sayer
Reverend Samuel Sayer
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Feb 09, 2015A very entertaining and exciting adventure shot on location in Africa in glorious Technicolor and with a wonderful chemistry between Hepburn and Bogart - she as a smart, determined and strong-willed woman and he in a hilarious performance that granted him his only Oscar.Carlos M Super Reviewer
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Sep 03, 2013I think the film may be a lot sillier than its reputation suggests (that ending is outrageous), but even so I think the utterly perfect pairing of Bogart and Hepburn make it all work. If not for their performances I sincerely doubt anyone would remember this.Alec B Super Reviewer
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Feb 13, 2013Charlie Allnut: Oh, I'm not worried miss. Gave myself up for dead back where we started. "The greatest adventure a man ever lived... with a woman!" The African Queen is a movie I have wanted to see for a long time. It has the distinction of being one of those classic films that very film fan has to see. On top of that, it stars Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn and is directed by John Huston. So there's really nothing to deter you from wanting to watch it. When WW1 is launched, a missionary living in Africa with her minister brother, must leave with a rugged, riverboat captain; after her village is destroyed by German soldiers and her brother dies. Rose wants Charlie to go down the river, which worries Charlie a great deal because as he says, there's only death down the river. He reluctantly agrees and the river, as well as a German U-Boat create many obstacles for the missionary and alcoholic captain. The African Queen wasn't the irrevocable masterpiece a expected, but nonetheless it is still a very good film. I wasn't blown away by anything that the film did, but it was undeniably entertaining and well constructed, written, directed, and acted. The African Queen is a film that needs to be seen by all film buffs.Melvin W Super Reviewer
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Oct 29, 2012"The African Queen" isn't as impressive as it could have been, but it's still a worthwhile romance flick, although underwritten. The main reason it's worth seeing is that Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn act opposite one another and display likable chemistry, delivering their lines with a good amount of gusto. There are also some great on-location shots and well-edited sequences, but disappointingly, not much else.Stephen E Super Reviewer
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