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Title

  • The African Queen

Summary

  • Thrown together at the outset of World War I, the spinster sister of a British missionary and the derelict captain of the launch, The African Queen, determine to pilot the boat down an unchartered river in an effort to destroy a German gunboat which prevents invasion by British forces. Setting: German East Africa in 1914.

Names

  • Huston, John, 1906-1987, direction, writing.
  • Spiegel, Sam, production.
  • Agee, James, 1909-1955, writing.
  • Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957, cast.
  • Hepburn, Katharine, 1907-2003, cast.
  • Morley, Robert, cast.
  • Bull, Peter, 1912-1984, cast.
  • Bikel, Theodore, cast.
  • Forester, C. S. (Cecil Scott), 1899-1966.
  • United Artists Corporation.
  • Aubinoe (Alvin L., Jr.) Family Film Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Copyright Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • United States : United Artists, 1951.

Headings

  • -  World War, 1914-1918--Africa, Central--Drama
  • -  Africa, Central--Drama

Genre

  • War films
  • Film adaptations
  • Feature films
  • Fiction films

Notes

  • -  LP1476 U.S. Copyright Office
  • -  Copyright: Horizon Enterprises, Inc.; 26Dec51; LP1476.
  • -  Photography, Jack Cardiff ; music, Alan Gray ; editor, Ralph Kemplen.
  • -  Humphrey Bogart (Charlie Allnut), Katharine Hepburn (Rose Sayer), Robert Morley (Rev. Samuel Sayer), Peter Bull (Captain of "Louisa"), Theodore Bikel (1st Officer), Walter Gotell, Gerald Onn, Peter Swanick.
  • -  Technicolor.
  • -  M/B/RS also holds laser videodisc copies on this title, DAA 0306, DAA 0307, & DAA 2530.
  • -  Summary from M/B/RS preliminary shelflist card, PREMARC, LCCN Fi 52-729.
  • -  Filmed in Africa.
  • -  Based on the novel by C.S Forester.
  • -  This film was selected for the National Film Registry.
  • -  Sources used: M/B/RS preliminary shelflist card, PREMARC, LCCN Fi 52-729, and Ross and Nash's The motion picture guide, 1927-1983, p. 27.
  • -  Received: 1/21/1998; 16 mm. viewing print; gift; Aubinoe (Alvin L., Jr.) Family Film Collection.
  • -  Received: ca. 1953; 35 mm. viewing print; copyright deposit; Copyright Collection.
  • -  Not viewed; listed on 1952 M/B/RS copyright selection list; updated by qu10.

Medium

  • 3 film reels of 3 (ca. 106 min., ca. 3,816 ft.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm. viewing print.
  • 11 film reels of 11 (ca. 106 min., ca. 9,540 ft.) : sd., col. ; 35 mm. viewing print.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • FCB 5099-5101 (viewing print)
  • FGA 0182-0192 (viewing print)

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 95510699

Online Format

  • web page
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Agee, James, Writing, Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull, Theodore Bikel, C. S Forester, United Artists Corporation, Aubinoe, and Copyright Collection. The African Queen. directeds by Huston, John, Ection, Writing, produceds by Spiegel, Samuction United States: United Artists, 1951. Image. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/95510699/.

APA citation style:

Agee, J., Bogart, H., Hepburn, K., Morley, R., Bull, P., Bikel, T. [...] Copyright Collection. (1951) The African Queen. Huston, J., dir, Spiegel, S., prod United States: United Artists. [Image] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/95510699/.

MLA citation style:

Agee, James, Writing, et al. The African Queen. dir by Huston, John, Ection, Writing, prod by Spiegel, Samuction United States: United Artists, 1951. Image. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/95510699/>.