“The greatest adventure a man ever lived… with a woman!”
The African Queen
7.4
1,065 votes·1952
·1h 45m
·MovieRomanceAdventureDrama
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.
Commercial Verdict
Blockbuster
Revenue vs Budget10.8x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Massive commercial success
Keywords
world war ifaithafricamissionaryboatriverhopepatriotismhippopotamusgiraffemethodist churchanimal species
Cast
Humphrey Bogart
Charlie Allnut
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
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