The African Queen (1951)

7.5	Listal rating
8.1	IMDB rating

Drama (8), Romance (7), Adventure (6), Classic (6), 1950s (5), War (4), Africa (4), 300 Greatest Films (3), Action (3), Technicolor (3), 1951 (3), (2), IMDb Top250 (2), World War 1 (2), Oscar Winner (2), Torpedo (1), WWI (1), Humphrey Bogart (1), Mosquito (1), Welding (1)

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The boozing, smoking, cussing captain of a tramp steamer, Charlie Allnut, saves prim and proper Rose Sayer after her brother is killed by German soldiers at the beginning of World War I in Africa. Many quarrels later, the two set sail on the Ulonga-Bora in order to sabotage a German ship. Based on the 1935 novel by C.S. Forester, the wonderful comb ... (more)

Directed by

John Huston

Starring (View all) :

Charlie Allnut

Rose Sayer

Rev. Samuel Sayer

Captain of Louisa

First Officer

Second Officer

First Officer of Shona

Richard Marner

Second Officer of Shona

Errol John

(uncredited)

Gerald Onn

Petty Officer

Written by (View all) :

C.S. Forester

James Agee

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Classic in every sense of the word.

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at Apr 21 6:22

"Well I ain't sorry for you no more, ya crazy, psalm-singing, skinny old maid!" By this time in his career, John Huston was already established as a capable filmmaker who had previously helmed such classics as The Maltese Falcon and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. And of course, Huston could only call one man to fill the title role: Humphrey Bogart. The African Queen is deservedly an incredible classic that rightfully sits amongst the greatest films of all time. Films like these can still be thoroughly enjoyed even during the time of modern cinema. Humphrey Bogart and Katherine Hepburn make a magnificent screen couple in this dazzling, exciting adventure film set during World War I. Bogart is Charlie Allnut; an aging alcoholic who lives in the forests of Africa and owns a boat call...Read more

Rating : 9/10

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