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	List Price: $14.98 Our Price: $12.07 Your Save: $ 2.91 ( 19% ) Availability: N/A Manufacturer: CBS/Fox VIdeo Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull, Theodore Bikel Directed By: John Huston
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786301505284 Format: Color ISBN: 630150528X Label: CBS/Fox VIdeo Manufacturer: CBS/Fox VIdeo Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: CBS/Fox VIdeo Release Date: 1997-08-26 Running Time: 105 Studio: CBS/Fox VIdeo Theatrical Release Date: 1952-02-20
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Editorial Reviews: The 1951 John Huston classic, set in Africa during World War I, garnered Humphrey Bogart an Oscar for his role as a hard-drinking riverboat captain in Africa, who provides passage for a Christian missionary spinster (Katharine Hepburn). Taking an instant, mutual dislike to one another, the two endure rough waters, the presence of German soldiers, and their own bickering to finally fall into one another's arms. This is classic Huston material--part adventure, part quest--but this time with a pair of characters who'd all but given up on happiness. Bogart (a longtime collaborator with Huston on such classics as The Maltese Falcon and Key Largo) and Hepburn have never been better, and support from frequent Huston crony Robert Morley (Beat the Devil, also featuring Bogart) adds some extra dimension and color. --Tom Keogh
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Love the movie, hate the print Comment: I've enjoyed this film for years, and was delighted when I found it was finally available on DVD. Unfortunately, when I got the Asian print ( a fact which my supplier did not mention), I found that its quality resembles a cell-phone camera pirate print. My advise to y'all is to wait for a better version. When a good one comes out, I'll be throwing the one I bought away. Customer Rating: Summary: Best of the best Comment: The African Queen has quality from start to finish. The actors are people who can actually act and do so at a very high level. The scenes were shot on location though the scenes of the boat rushing through whitewater were clearly not up to today's level of faking. The dialogue was excellent with just the right mix of humor and drama. I had to settle for VHS instead of DVD for now but quite pleased to add such a quality movie to my personal collection. Customer Rating: Summary: Charlie's Angel Comment: The film opens at a tropical forest (bird calls) in German East Africa, September 1914. There is a missionary chapel in a village where the minister and his sister lead the congregation in a song. (Some don't look too religious to me.) A small steamboat approaches. [Is it too small to carry much cargo?] A brawl outside attracts the men from the chapel. The captain isn't too silent. [Can a minister be promoted if he marries wealth?] The war will delay the mail. Enemy aliens can be imprisoned. [The captain's opinions seem anachronistic.] German troops arrive to burn the village and disperse the people. Samuel is shocked by the events and dies. The captain explains why they must flee the German forces. [Why are English missionaries in German lands?] Rose has plans to fight for Britain! Charlie goes along with her plan. [Believable?] The personal interactions keep the story going. The boat travels down the white-water rapids. Can gin purify river water? [Is this product placement? Is the film too talky?] There is danger is going down the river. Shots are fired at them. There is another perilous passage through rocks. They repair the mechanical problem. [This pads out the story.] Bugs are plentiful by the river bank. Will they get lost? Are there leeches? Will the boat get stuck in the mud? A heavy rain raises the river and lifts the boat, they drift into the lake. [Does the film drag here?] The presence of the gunboat is a new hazard. Can they attack the 'Louise'? [Believable?] Is their attack suicidal even in the dark? They are caught in a forbidden zone. The penalty is death for spies. But there is an accident! There is a happy ending, mission accomplished. This seems like a low budget film with two big stars to carry the story. Charlie is Canadian because Bogie doesn't do accents, unlike Kate. I wonder how this follows the novel or real history? Customer Rating: Summary: Good, good old movie Comment: Forgot how good older movies can be? This one will take you back to when movies didn't have to have sex or cursing to be entertaining. Glad I bought it. John Customer Rating: Summary: Bogie at his best Comment: This is Bogie and Hepburn at their best. He's a no-account drunk with an attitude that hides his disillusionment with the world, she's a strait-laced, prim and proper dame that doesn't have a sense of humor or adventurous bone in her body. Between the two of them, they bring out the best in each other despite all the odds. Well worth it to any classic movie fan!