Film
The African Queen
1952· PG· 1h 45m· Adventure· Drama· Romance
“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.
1952-01-07
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Key Crew
DirectorJohn Huston
ScreenplayJames Agee
ProducerJohn Woolf
Director of PhotographyJack Cardiff
Original Music ComposerAllan Gray
EditorRalph Kemplen
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Details
Released1952-01-07
Runtime1h 45m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosRomulus Films · Horizon Pictures
Budget$1M
Box office$11M
LanguagesEnglish · German · Swahili
CountriesUnited Kingdom · United States of America
Rating7.4/10 · 1057 votes
Original languageen
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