: The film earned Humphrey Bogart his only Academy Award for Best Actor.
Released in 1951, is a cinematic classic directed by John Huston that blends adventure, romance, and wartime drama. Plot Overview African Queen (1951).mp4
After Rose's mission is destroyed by German forces, she convinces a reluctant Charlie to use his small steam-launch, the African Queen , to travel down a dangerous river and sink a German gunboat . : The film earned Humphrey Bogart his only
: A rough, gin-swilling riverboat captain played by Humphrey Bogart . : A rough, gin-swilling riverboat captain played by
Set in East Africa at the outbreak of World War I, the story follows two unlikely companions forced together by circumstance:
: Filmed on location in the Belgian Congo and Uganda, the cast and crew famously battled dysentery and tropical heat. Legend has it that Bogart and Huston stayed healthy by drinking whiskey instead of the local water.
: A prim, strong-willed English missionary played by Katharine Hepburn .