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title: "The African Queen"
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# The African Queen

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Starring Academy Award® winners* HUMPHREY BOGART and KATHARINE HEPBURN, The African Queen tells the timeless tale of two mismatched strangers joining forces in a common cause - and finding love along the way. The story chronicles the burgeoning romance between Bogie's river rat Charlie Allnut and Hepburn's missionary Rose Sayer, as they reluctantly join forces to torpedo a German gunboat in war-torn East Africa. Directed by Academy Award® winner* JOHN HUSTON, and filmed on location in the Belgian Congo, The African Queen is arguably one of the finest films ever made - with one of the most legendary star pairings ever to appear on the screen!*Humphrey Bogart: 1951, Best Actor, The African Queen; Katharine Hepburn: 1932/33, Best Actress, Morning Glory; 1967, Best Actress, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner ; 1968, Best Actress, The Lion in Winter; 1981, Best Actress in a Leading Role, On Golden Pond *1948, Best Directing and Best Writing (Screenplay), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'ACADEMY AWARDS®' is the registered trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. (English), Starring Academy Award® winners* HUMPHREY BOGART and KATHARINE HEPBURN, The African Queen tells the timeless tale of two mismatched strangers joining forces in a common cause - and finding love along the way. The story chronicles the burgeoning romance between Bogie's river rat Charlie Allnut and Hepburn's missionary Rose Sayer, as they reluctantly join forces to torpedo a German gunboat in war-torn East Africa. Directed by Academy Award® winner* JOHN HUSTON, and filmed on location in the Belgian Congo, The African Queen is arguably one of the finest films ever made - with one of the most legendary star pairings ever to appear on the screen!*Humphrey Bogart: 1951, Best Actor, The African Queen; Katharine Hepburn: 1932/33, Best Actress, Morning Glory; 1967, Best Actress, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner ; 1968, Best Actress, The Lion in Winter; 1981, Best Actress in a Leading Role, On Golden Pond *1948, Best Directing and Best Writing (Screenplay), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'ACADEMY AWARDS®' is the registered trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. (Spanish)

Review: Be Careful of the Date of the Review You're Reading! - Most of us have seen the movie African Queen many times; one of the charms of this movie is that it is always fun to watch it again. This edition of the "Queen" rewards the purchaser with a delightful movie, a CD audio copy of the Lux Radio Theater broadcast, a reprint of Hepburn's book and a sample of the 35 mm frames showing the films restoration process. I found the quality of the video and the audio to completely satisfactory for a movie that old. If one is so inclined one can use a matrix setting to get fuller sound if that option is available on your system. I used the matrix setting and found it to be quite listenable. The video had moments of sharp clarity for example the lace trim on Rose's dress in the first scene, mixed with occasional moments of graininess. The video on the whole made a positive contribution to the enjoyment of the movie. If you have been waiting as long as some of have to add this movie to your collection, I urge you to take the plunge and buy this edition. I was delighted to see that it even fit in the rack with my other Blu-ray discs in spite of its thicker size. I remember when Lux Radio Theater was on the air; our family would gather around the old Philco radio and listen to that program plus many other radio programs that were to us exciting and eagerly awaited. We would turn off the lights and the glow of the dial on the Philco would be the only light in the room. If one were so inclined, one could recreate the feelings listeners in the 1930's and 40's had by playing the CD in a darkened room and letting your imaginations roam the wilds of German East Africa along with the Queen, Rose, and Charlie. I'm truly pleased to have this in my collection! Update 4/14/2010 Reviews dated before March 23, 2010 refer to something other than the Blu-ray release being featured here by desertcart! Some of the reviews are dated several years before this restored Blu-ray version was even released; the criticisms made about disc technical quality do not refer to this release. As you read the reviews it is critical that you check the date to confirm that the comments on disc quality actually apply to this particular version. If care isn't taken in that regard one can get a completely erroneous impression of this present edition! This one, which was 6 years in preparation after three strip negatives were discovered in London, looks very clear and sharp and is definitely a keeper! Update 5/23/2010 It was pointed out to me in comments that I could have been more precise in my update of 4/14/2010; I was only referring to disc technical quality, not reviewers comments on the acting, history, or other non-disc quality aspects of the older reviews. In many instances the older comments on history, actors and acting are timeless; I have revised my earlier update to clear up any confusion.
Review: A great movie. - The African Queen is a wonderful movie.. The scenery is beautiful in the movie. Kathrine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart work well together.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Contributor | Humphrey Bogart, John Huston, Katharine Hepburn, Peter Bull, Robert Morley, Theodore Bikel |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 4,050 Reviews |
| Format | Subtitled |
| Genre | Adventure, Drama, Romance, War |
| Language | English |
| Runtime | 1 hour and 45 minutes |

## Product Details

- **Genre:** Adventure, Drama, Romance, War
- **Format:** NTSC, Subtitled
- **Contributor:** Humphrey Bogart, John Huston, Katharine Hepburn, Peter Bull, Robert Morley, Theodore Bikel
- **Language:** English
- **Runtime:** 1 hour and 45 minutes

## Images

![The African Queen - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41i16vDeypL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Be Careful of the Date of the Review You're Reading!
*by D***R on April 9, 2010*

Most of us have seen the movie African Queen many times; one of the charms of this movie is that it is always fun to watch it again. This edition of the "Queen" rewards the purchaser with a delightful movie, a CD audio copy of the Lux Radio Theater broadcast, a reprint of Hepburn's book and a sample of the 35 mm frames showing the films restoration process. I found the quality of the video and the audio to completely satisfactory for a movie that old. If one is so inclined one can use a matrix setting to get fuller sound if that option is available on your system. I used the matrix setting and found it to be quite listenable. The video had moments of sharp clarity for example the lace trim on Rose's dress in the first scene, mixed with occasional moments of graininess. The video on the whole made a positive contribution to the enjoyment of the movie. If you have been waiting as long as some of have to add this movie to your collection, I urge you to take the plunge and buy this edition. I was delighted to see that it even fit in the rack with my other Blu-ray discs in spite of its thicker size. I remember when Lux Radio Theater was on the air; our family would gather around the old Philco radio and listen to that program plus many other radio programs that were to us exciting and eagerly awaited. We would turn off the lights and the glow of the dial on the Philco would be the only light in the room. If one were so inclined, one could recreate the feelings listeners in the 1930's and 40's had by playing the CD in a darkened room and letting your imaginations roam the wilds of German East Africa along with the Queen, Rose, and Charlie. I'm truly pleased to have this in my collection! Update 4/14/2010 Reviews dated before March 23, 2010 refer to something other than the Blu-ray release being featured here by Amazon! Some of the reviews are dated several years before this restored Blu-ray version was even released; the criticisms made about disc technical quality do not refer to this release. As you read the reviews it is critical that you check the date to confirm that the comments on disc quality actually apply to this particular version. If care isn't taken in that regard one can get a completely erroneous impression of this present edition! This one, which was 6 years in preparation after three strip negatives were discovered in London, looks very clear and sharp and is definitely a keeper! Update 5/23/2010 It was pointed out to me in comments that I could have been more precise in my update of 4/14/2010; I was only referring to disc technical quality, not reviewers comments on the acting, history, or other non-disc quality aspects of the older reviews. In many instances the older comments on history, actors and acting are timeless; I have revised my earlier update to clear up any confusion.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great movie.
*by N***R on February 3, 2026*

The African Queen is a wonderful movie.. The scenery is beautiful in the movie. Kathrine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart work well together.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An All-time Classic, Now On Blu-ray
*by H***R on August 31, 2013*

Two of the screen's greatest stars are only part of what makes The African Queen a movie to cherish. Humphrey Bogart is Charlie Allnut, plying a backwater stretch of a river in the borderlands between British and German claims in East-Central Africa (Kenya and Tanzania today). His tiny ramshackle open steamboat is grandly called the African Queen. Katherine Hepburn is Rose Sayre, spinster sister of Reverend Sayre, (Robert Morley) a forlorn Anglican missionary consigned to the African wilderness. Bogart's portrayal of Charlie Allnut brought all of his talent to bear, requiring a mixture of comedy, anguish, tender affection and heroism that resulted in his only Oscar-winning performance. Hepburn's prissy old maid is at first repelled by the slovenly, drunken boat captain, and her gradual transition into a middle-aged version of a blushing schoolgirl is priceless. The outbreak of World War I shatters the less-than-idyllic lives of these two characters, putting them together on the African Queen to run the rapids downriver to the lake where a German gunboat waits. One professional film critic described Bogart's character, Charlie Allnut, as a "rum-soaked Cockney", while in fact he is a gin-soaked Canadian. The crowd in a Canadian movie theater always responds with raucous laughter when Bogart describes himself as a "Canuck". Anxious fans wondered if this classic was ever going to be offered on DVD and Blu-ray. The delay might have had something to do with the modest picture quality of the original 1951 film, shot on location in the Congo. Regardless, two stars at the peak of their powers, a great story directed by Hollywood master storyteller John Huston, and a high-definition restoration of the film all combine to deliver one of the finest viewer experiences from Hollywood's golden era. An excellent extra, "Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen" is included on the Blu-ray. For old folks this is a visit to the glorious past; for young people it is a chance to understand why that era was golden. Don't miss it.

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