Movie · Adventure · Drama

After religious spinster's (Katharine Hepburn) missionary brother is killed in WWI Africa, dissolute steamer captain (Humphrey Bogart) offers her safe passage. She's not satisfied so she persuades him to destroy a German gunboat. The two spend most of their time fighting with each other rather than the Germans. Time alone on the river leads to love.

1951 · 1h 45m
Director John Huston

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The African Queen

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After religious spinster's (Katharine Hepburn) missionary brother is killed in WWI Africa, dissolute steamer captain (Humphrey Bogart) offers her safe passage. She's not satisfied so she persuades him to destroy a German gunboat. The two spend most of their time fighting with each other rather than the Germans. Time alone on the river leads to love.

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Average 9
Reviews 52
Fresh 50
Rotten 2

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Studio
Paramount Pictures
Released
1951
Run Time
1 hr 45 min
Rated
Unrated
Regions of Origin
United Kingdom, United States
© 1951 Horizon Enterprises Inc.

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom), German