The African Queen
“The greatest adventure a man ever lived… with a woman!”
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.
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Cast
8 people
Humphrey Bogart
Charlie Allnut
Known for
Casablanca
The Maltese Falcon
Katharine Hepburn
Rose Sayer
Known for
Bringing Up Baby
The Philadelphia Story
Robert Morley
The Brother
Known for
Around the World in 80 Days
Around the World in 80 Days
Peter Bull
Captain of Louisa
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Doctor Dolittle
Theodore Bikel
First Officer
Known for
My Fair Lady
The Defiant Ones
Walter Gotell
Second Officer
Known for
The Spy Who Loved Me
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
Peter Swanwick
First Officer of Shona
Known for
The Prisoner
The Devil Rides Out
Richard Marner
Second Officer of Shona
Known for
'Allo 'Allo!
Ice Cold in Alex
John Huston Director · James Agee Screenplay C. S. Forester Author
Worldwide gross $11M · Budget $1M · United States release February 20, 1952
Box office
Budget
$1,000,000
Worldwide gross
$10,750,000
Gross vs. budget
10.8×
Production
Romulus Films
Production
Horizon Pictures
Production
Independent Film Distributors
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Swahili
Release dates
United States · December 26, 1951
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · February 20, 1952
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
March 21, 1952 · Theatrical
Brazil
March 25, 2010 · Physical
Czechia
October 22, 2008 · Digital
Denmark
October 9, 1952 · Theatrical
France
March 26, 1952 · Theatrical
Germany
August 18, 1958 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 7, 1952 · Theatrical
Japan
August 23, 1952 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 16, 2001 · Physical · DVD
February 27, 2011 · Theatrical · Re-release
Portugal
January 26, 1953 · Theatrical · Estreado em Los Angeles, California
South Korea
December 15, 1955 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 22, 1952 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 7, 1952 · Theatrical
XC
August 6, 1954 · Theatrical
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