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The African Queen

1952·1h 45m·PG
DramaAdventureRomanceWar
IMDb Rating
★ 7.7/10
87,578 votes
Metascore
91
Metacritic

In WWI East Africa, a gin-swilling Canadian riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced English missionary to undertake a trip up a treacherous river and use his boat to attack a German gunship.

The African Queen is a 1952 drama adventure movie directed by John Huston, starring Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Peter Bull. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.7/10 from 87,578 votes and runs 1h 45m.

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Director
John Huston
Stars
Katharine Hepburn
Humphrey Bogart
Peter Bull
Robert Morley
Details
1952-03-21
105 min
Movie
PG
★ United Kingdom, United States
★ English, German, Swahili
Keywords
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