The African Queen
Turkish title: Afrika kraliçesi
“The greatest adventure a man ever lived… with a woman!”
1951 · 1 h 45 min
Directed by 
John Huston
John HustonCast
Humphrey Bogart 
Katharine Hepburn
Credits
Written by: C.S. Forester
Plot
A rough boat captain and a missionary take a river steamer through East Africa in the First World War to attack a German ship.
Sinekatalog’s take
John Huston's adventure sends prim Katharine Hepburn and gin-sodden Humphrey Bogart down an African river on a rickety boat. Their chemistry carried it, and Bogart won his only Oscar.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (88,308 votes)
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