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1951
The African Queen is a 1951 adventure film adapted from the 1935 novel of the same name by C. S. Forester. It was directed by John Huston and produced by Sam Spiegel, and John Woolf. The screenplay was adapted by James Agee, John Huston, John Collier and Peter Viertel. It was photographed in Technicolor by Jack Cardiff and has a music score by Allan Gray. The film stars Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn with…
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An adventurer, a spinster missionary, a ship in ruins navigating the Congo in authentic African settings amid rapids, leeches and enemy fire, and the backdrop of World War I set the perfect stage for an adventure film, which benefits from a vigorous and agile direction, its name: "The African Queen". With doses of drama, action and comedy, John Huston manages to direct the film smoothly. Source The film is a co-prod…More
