The African Queen
The African queen, USA, 1951
Directed by: John Huston.
Oscar: Actor (Humphrey Bogart).
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morely, Peter Bull. Continental.
Synopsis of the Movie:
During World War I, a missionary sees her brother killed by German soldiers. Now she can only count on the help of Charlie, the captain of the small boat African Queen. On the boat, the two fight a lot, but eventually fall in love.
Movie review
One of the most popular films in the career of director Huston and actors Bogart and Hepburn, it is one of those works in which despite a series of problems during filming – everything worked out. It is even said that Bogart and Huston were the only ones not to contract malaria or dysentery because they drank hundreds of bottles of Scotch. The performance of the central duo is unforgettable: Hepburn is an old maid, a preacher’s daughter, and Bogart, the big-hearted and lovable Canadian captain. The two fight the Germans in the first war, cross the Congo in a little boat called the “African Queen,” fall in love, and win our hearts. Film critic and novelist James Agee collaborated with Huston on the script until he suffered a heart attack and was replaced by Peter Viertel, who rewrote the last scenes. The experience of this production was later told in his autobiography and by Viertel in Hunter’s Heart, which was made into a Clint Eastwood film.
One of the most popular films in the career of director Huston and actors Bogart and Hepburn, it is one of those works in which despite a series of problems during filming - everything worked out.
