The African Queen
Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, War
 (1951) 105 mins Approved

8.1 (27,615 votes) Top 250: #186
Rose and Samuel Sayer (Katherine Hepburn and Robert Morley) are a brother/sister missionary team in Africa. Charlie Allnut (Humphrey Bogart) delivers their mail, supplies, and news of the outside world. It's 1914, and World War I has already started in Europe. The Germans are invading parts of Africa, but the Sayers won't leave and are eventually found by the Germans. Samuel dies. Charlie convinces prim and proper Rose to leave with him on his boat "The African Queen". He warns her of a German ship guarding an area they will have to pass through, but Rose says they'll turn the boat into a torpedo and blow up the German ship. On the trip down river, the couple deal with rapids, a German fort, and boat trouble, but they also fall in love. They outfit the Queen to blow up the German ship, but before it does, they are captured by the Germans. The captain marries them before the ship hits a f...

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Cast and Crew
Humphrey Bogart  ......  Charlie Allnut
Katharine Hepburn  ......  Rose Sayer
Robert Morley  ......  Rev. Samuel Sayer
Peter Bull  ......  Captain of Louisa
Walter Gotell  ......  Second Officer
Theodore Bikel  ......  First Officer
Director  .....  John Huston
Producer  .....  Sam Spiegel; John Woolf
Writer  .....  C.S. Forester; James Agee
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: When Rev. Samuel and Rose kneel to pray, his coat is unbuttoned. When they go out to attend the African man who screams, his coat is completely buttoned. (more)

Trivia:
Because the African Queen boat used in the film was too small to carry cameras and equipment, portions of the boat were reproduced on a large raft in order to shoot close-ups of Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn. Interior and water-tank scenes were filmed in London, as were most of the scenes containing secondary characters. Robert Morley shot all of his scenes in London, including the footage of him preaching, which was then edited together with shots of the natives praying, that had been filmed in Africa. (more)

Filming Locations:
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK (more)

Quotes:
Rose Sayer: Dear Lord, We've come to the end of our journey, and in a little while we'll stand before you. I pray for you to be merciful. Judge us not for our weaknesses, but for our love and open the doors of heaven for Charlie and me. (more)

Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations (more)