The African Queen DVD 1951 Digitally Remastered / Directed by John Huston / Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull, Theodore Bikel

UPC 5037115013736

REGION 2 PAL DVD  

MADE IN GERMANY

AUDIO: English mono

SUBTITLES: English HOH

Runtime: 100 minutes

CONDITION OF THIS DVD IS USED - VERY GOOD

English Summary:

The African Queen is a 1951 British-American adventure film adapted from the 1935 novel of the same name by C. S. Forester. The film 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 had a music score by Allan Gray. The film stars Humphrey Bogart (who won the Academy Award for Best Actor – his only Oscar), and Katharine Hepburn with Robert Morley, Peter Bull, Walter Gotell, Richard Marner and Theodore Bikel.

The African Queen was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1994, with the Library of Congress deeming it "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". The film holds a 98% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 41 reviews.

Cast:

• Humphrey Bogart as Charlie Allnut
• Katharine Hepburn as Rose Sayer
• Robert Morley as Rev. Samuel Sayer
• Peter Bull as the Captain of the Königin Luise
• Theodore Bikel as the First Officer of the Königin Luise
• Walter Gotell as the Second Officer of the Königin Luise
• Peter Swanwick as the First Officer of Fort Shona
• Richard Marner as the Second Officer of Fort Shona