The African Queen

Humphrey Bogart (Actor), Katharine Hepburn (Actor), John Huston (Director) | Rated: Unrated | Format: VHS Tape

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Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull, Theodore Bikel
Directors: John Huston
Format: NTSC, Import
Language: English, German, Swahili
Number of tapes: 1
MPAA Rating:
Studio: Fox Video (Canada) Limited
VHS Release Date: Aug 26 1997
Run Time: 105 minutes

Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

ASIN: 630150528X

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The 1951 John Huston classic, set in Africa during World War I, garnered Humphrey Bogart an Oscar for his role as a hard-drinking riverboat captain in Africa, who provides passage for a Christian missionary spinster (Katharine Hepburn). Taking an instant, mutual dislike to one another, the two endure rough waters, the presence of German soldiers, and their own bickering to finally fall into one another's arms. The African Queen is classic Huston material--part adventure, part quest--but this time with a pair of characters who'd all but given up on happiness. Bogart (a longtime collaborator with Huston on such classics as The Maltese Falcon and Key Largo) and Hepburn have never been better, and support from frequent Huston crony Robert Morley (Beat the Devil, also featuring Bogart) adds some extra dimension and colour. --Tom Keogh

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The 1951 John Huston classic, set in Africa during World War I, garnered Humphrey Bogart an Oscar for his role as a hard-drinking riverboat captain in Africa, who provides passage for a Christian missionary spinster (Katharine Hepburn). Taking an instant, mutual dislike to one another, the two endure rough waters, the presence of German soldiers, and their own bickering to finally fall into one another's arms. This is classic Huston material--part adventure, part quest--but this time with a pair of characters who'd all but given up on happiness. Bogart (a longtime collaborator with Huston on such classics as The Maltese Falcon and Key Largo) and Hepburn have never been better, and support from frequent Huston crony Robert Morley (Beat the Devil, also featuring Bogart) adds some extra dimension and color. --Tom Keogh

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1.0 out of 5 stars The African Queen(DVD), May 17 2009

Doug Leja (Burlington,ont) - See all my reviews
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The picture quality on this DVD is dreadful-more like that of a VHS tape.
It obviously has not been restored and is not worth the money

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Missing a critical section, Sep 22 2009

Suzy Q. "Movie lover" (Canada) - See all my reviews

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This DVD started out very promising. I had a very bad copy of an old VHS tape and couldn't wait to watch this version on DVD. It wasn't bad until the movie came to the important part where the characters were approaching the end of the river. There was a segment of movie that simply wasn't there. Bad copy, waste of money.

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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Great Move Terrible DVD, Jan 15 2009

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This DVD has subtitles in English and Chinese that can't be turned off. Annoying and absolutely stupid. Ruined the viewing for us!

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