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The African Queen

Name: The African Queen
Director: John Huston
Genre: Romance, Adventure, Drama
Released: 1952-01-07
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull, Theodore Bikel

1952 · 1h 45m · Romance, Adventure, Drama

IMDb 7.7 Metacritic 91 RT 96%

YES — Watch it tonight. This is a stone-cold classic that pairs Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in one of cinema's greatest odd-couple romances, set against a thrilling wartime adventure down an African river. John Huston directs with style, and the chemistry between these two legends is absolutely magnetic—it's the kind of old-school filmmaking that's become rare and precious.

Plot

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.

Director: John Huston

Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull, Theodore Bikel

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