Director: John Huston

Writers: James Agee; John Huston

From novel: The African Queen by C. S. Forester

Music Composed by: Allan Gray

Producer: Sam Spiegel

Keywords: Drama, Missionary, WWI

As WWI breaks out, hard drinking riverboat captain Charlie Allnut rescues Rose Sayer, a prim Methodist missionary, after her brother is killed by Germans. His only interest is in surviving the war; she convinces him to attack a German warship. The first American production to be filmed on location in Africa. Won Oscars for Best Actor and Best Actress; received nominations for Best Director and Best Screenplay. Entered 1994 into the National Film Registry.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Theodore Bikel	Actor	2-May-1924	21-Jul-2015	The Defiant Ones
Humphrey Bogart	Actor	25-Dec-1899	14-Jan-1957	Casablanca
Walter Gotell	Actor	15-Mar-1924	5-May-1997	Gen. Gogol in James Bond films
Katharine Hepburn	Actor	12-May-1907	29-Jun-2003	The Philadelphia Story
Robert Morley	Actor	26-May-1908	3-Jun-1992	Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

CAST

Humphrey Bogart	...   Charlie Allnut
Katharine Hepburn	...   Rose Sayer (Rev. Sayer's sister)
with
Robert Morley	...   Rev. Samuel Sayer (missionary)
and
Peter Bull	...   Captain, the Louisa
Theodore Bikel	...   First Officer
Walter Gotell	...   Second Officer
Peter Swanwick	...   First Officer, the Shona
Richard Marner	...   Second Officer, the Shona

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