The African Queen (film)

The African Queen
The African Queen
	US theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Huston
Screenplay by	John Huston; James Agee; Peter Viertel; John Collier
Based on	The African Queen; 1935 novel; by C. S. Forester
Produced by	Sam Spiegel; John Woolf (uncredited)
Starring	Humphrey Bogart; Katharine Hepburn; Robert Morley
Cinematography	Jack Cardiff
Edited by	Ralph Kemplen
Music by	Allan Gray
Production; companies	Horizon Pictures; Romulus Films
Distributed by	United Artists (US); Independent Film Distributors (UK);
Release date	December 26, 1951 (Fox Wilshire Theatre);
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	United States; United Kingdom
Languages	English; German; Swahili
Budget	$1 million
Box office	$10.75 million

The African Queen is a 1951 adventure film adapted from the 1935 novel of the same name by C. S. Forester.^[5] The film was directed by John Huston and produced by Sam Spiegel and John Woolf.^[6] The screenplay was adapted by James Agee, John Huston, John Collier and Peter Viertel. It was photographed in Technicolor by Jack Cardiff and has a music score by Allan Gray. The film stars Humphrey Bogart (who won the Academy Award for Best Actor, his only Oscar) and Katharine Hepburn with Robert Morley, Peter Bull, Walter Gotell, Richard Marner and Theodore Bikel.^[7]

The African Queen was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1994, and the Library of Congress deemed it "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant."^[8]^[9]

^ "Company Information". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
^ "The African Queen (advertisement)". Los Angeles Times: Part III, p. 8. December 23, 1951. First world showing – Wednesday, December 26
^ Rudy Behlmer, Behind the Scenes, Samuel French, 1990 p. 239
^ Box Office Information for The African Queen. The Numbers. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
^ "The African Queen Let's Repatriate(1951)". Reel Classics. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
^ Spiegel was billed as "S.P. Eagle".
^ "'The African Queen' – Bogart, Hepburn and the Little Boat That Could". About.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
^ "25 Films Added to National Registry". The New York Times. 1994-11-15. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-11.

[1] "Company Information". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2010.

[la_times-2] "The African Queen (advertisement)". Los Angeles Times: Part III, p. 8. December 23, 1951. First world showing – Wednesday, December 26

[3] Rudy Behlmer, Behind the Scenes, Samuel French, 1990 p. 239

[4] Box Office Information for The African Queen. The Numbers. Retrieved November 11, 2012.

[5] "The African Queen Let's Repatriate(1951)". Reel Classics. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

[6] Spiegel was billed as "S.P. Eagle".

[7] "'The African Queen' – Bogart, Hepburn and the Little Boat That Could". About.com. Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

[8] "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-09-11.

[9] "25 Films Added to National Registry". The New York Times. 1994-11-15. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-09-11.

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