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The African Queen
The greatest adventure a man ever lived… with a woman!
The greatest adventure a man ever lived… with a woman!
Adventure, Romance - 1952
7.8
98%
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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.
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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
105 min
Release date:
7 Jan 1952
Country:
GB, US
Languages:
English, German, Swahili
Budget:
$1,000,000
Revenue:
$10,750,000
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 8 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
And 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.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Impossible to deny this film's entertainment value...
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
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.
– Don Druker,
Chicago Reader,
28 Jun 2007
fresh:
It is a picture with an unassuming warmth and naturalness...
– William Brogdon,
Variety,
28 Jun 2007
fresh:
Five minutes in, and cowriter-director John Huston has already set the stage for something besides your typical '50s jungle-bwana boogie.
– David Fear,
Time Out New York,
9 Feb 2011
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