105 mins |
Rated
G
Directed by John Huston
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Theodore Bikel, Peter Bull, Walter Gotell
Playing as part of Academy Cinemas' 'Bogie Abroad' film series, showcasing the best of Humphrey Bogart's overseas cinematic adventures June 17th - July 15th.
Three movie giants come together in the cinematic classic THE AFRICAN QUEEN, combining the masterful direction of John Huston with the fabulous chemistry of Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in their only onscreen pairing. Adapted from a novel by C.S. Forester, this wartime romantic adventure sees the pair forced to travel together down a hazardous East African river after the outbreak of World War I.
Katharine Hepburn plays Rose Sayer, the maiden-lady sister of a prim British missionary (Robert Morley). When invading Germans kill her brother and level the village, Charlie Allnut (Bogart in the role which won him his only Oscar), the slovenly, gin-swilling captain of a tramp steamer called the African Queen, offers to take Rose back to civilisation. She can't tolerate his drinking or bad manners; he isn't crazy about her imperious, judgmental attitude. However, it does not take long before their passionate dislike turns to love. Together the disparate duo work to ensure their survival on the treacherous waters and devise an ingenious way to destroy a German gunboat.
With a roller-coaster storyline, whip-fire chemistry between its stars, and masterful direction from John Huston, THE AFRICAN QUEEN is one of the most beloved films in the history of cinema, and may well be the perfect adventure film.
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Playing as part of Academy Cinemas' 'Bogie Abroad' film series, showcasing the best of Humphrey Bogart's overseas cinematic adventures June 17th - July 15th.
Three movie giants come together in the cinematic classic THE AFRICAN QUEEN, combining the masterful direction of John Huston with the fabulous chemistry of Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in their only onscreen pairing. Adapted from a novel by C.S. Forester, this wartime romantic adventure sees the pair forced to travel together down a hazardous East African river after the outbreak of World War I.
Katharine Hepburn plays Rose Sayer, the maiden-lady sister of a prim British missionary (Robert Morley). When invading Germans kill her brother and level the village, Charlie Allnut (Bogart in the role which won him his only Oscar), the slovenly, gin-swilling captain of a tramp steamer called the African Queen, offers to take Rose back to civilisation. She can't tolerate his drinking or bad manners; he isn't crazy about her imperious, judgmental attitude. However, it does not take long before their passionate dislike turns to love. Together the disparate duo work to ensure their survival on the treacherous waters and devise an ingenious way to destroy a German gunboat.
With a roller-coaster storyline, whip-fire chemistry between its stars, and masterful direction from John Huston, THE AFRICAN QUEEN is one of the most beloved films in the history of cinema, and may well be the perfect adventure film.