The African Queen (1951)

The African Queen is a 1951 adventure film based on C. S. Forester's 1935 novel of the same name. In this film earning her seventh Oscar nomination, Hepburn portrays a conservative missionary who uncomfortably teams up with a foul-mouthed, gin-drinking boat captain (Humphrey Bogart) to sail downriver one step ahead invading Germans in the Congo.

In 1952, the film grossed an estimated £256,267 in UK theatres, making it the year's 11th most popular film. On review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, The African Queen currently has a 96 percent rating based on 46 reviews, with an average rating of 8.8/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Perfectly cast, smartly written, and beautifully filmed, The African Queen remains thrilling, funny, and effortlessly absorbing even after more than half a century's worth of adventure movies borrowing liberally from its creative DNA."

Detailed Information:

Directed by: John Huston

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley

Release date: December 26, 1951 (Fox Wilshire Theatre)
Running time: 105 minutes