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06/24/06
The African Queen (1951)
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Reviews Counted:27
Fresh:27
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: The boozing, smoking, cussing captain of a tramp steamer, Charlie Allnut, saves prim and proper Rose Sayer after her brother is killed by German soldiers at the beginning of World War I in Africa.... [More]
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Theodore Bikel
Director: John Huston
Reviews for The African Queen
Both of the actors who portray protagonists -- Bogart and Hepburn -- were past their prime when they made this film, but they gave superb performance nevertheless, often using humour to make their on-screen chemistry more believable.
01/01/00
It is a picture with an unassuming warmth and naturalness...
06/28/07
Top CriticAnd so Mr. Huston merits credit for putting this fantastic tale on a level of sly, polite kidding and generally keeping it there, while going about the happy business of engineering excitement and visual thrills.
05/20/03
Top CriticThe African Queen (1951) is the uncomplicated tale of two companions with mismatched personalities who develop an implausible love affair
01/01/00
The direction is often questionable, but the screenplay (by James Agee, John Collier, Huston, and Peter Viertel from C.S. Forester's novel) is a model of tight construction.
06/28/07
This is a film where pretty much everyone is serving aces.
08/16/01
Top CriticThere are not two better actors to tackle these roles, and director Huston keeps their story moving without lulls.
01/01/00
Huston's romantic adventure, one of the most admired movies in American history, contains iconic performances by Bogart, in his only Oscar-winning role, and Katharine Hepburn.
02/19/09
...a totally delightful and entirely engrossing romance, filled with comedy, action, and adventure.
04/30/07
A much ballyhooed film that has been overrated as a classic.
01/01/04
Bogart and Hepburn are truly amazing together.
04/26/09
One of the very best, both for Bogart and Hepburn.
03/03/05
Despite being 50 years old, there is still something refreshing about watching The African Queen.
08/01/01
John Huston's The Africian Queen is a film that has everything -- adventure, humor, spectacular photography and superb performances.
01/01/00
Bogie and Hepburn, a dynamic duo! A love story, adventure story and comedy, all rolled into one rollicking and perilous river ride. You never get tired watching it.
09/11/03
Grand adventure, but something more complicated, too.
07/08/04
Entertaining star vehicle, but not the great film it's assumed to be.
01/09/03
One of the best pictures of all time. Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn have remarkable chemistry, and the picture is a career highlight for each.
01/24/03
Annually gets some votes for best film ever made.
10/28/02
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