About this title: After years of wooing director John Huston via good reviews, film critic James Agee was given a chance to write the screenplay for a Huston picture. Adapted from a novel by C.S. Forester, The African Queen stars Humphrey Bogart in his Oscar-winning portrayal of Charlie Allnut, the slovenly, gin-swilling captain of a tramp steamer called the African Queen, which ships supplies to small East African villages during World War I. Katharine Hepburn plays Rose Sayer, the maiden-lady sister of a prim British missionary (Robert Morley). When invading Germans kill the missionary and level the ...
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Format: VHS
Studio: CBS/Fox VIdeo
Date: 1997-08-26
UPC:086162202537
Description: Good. Guaranteed to play well. Original cardboard sleeve has been neatly trimmed and placed in a bright, new clamshell case. Ex-library copy with small, neat stamps and stickers. ORDERS SHIPPED IMMEDIATELY from our retail bookstore in secure protective packaging. Standard Shipping generally takes 7-10 days for delivery, but may take up to 30 days during peak times. If early delivery is essential, please choose Expedited Shipping for delivery within 2-4 business days. ORDERS GUARANTEED, NO ... read more
Description: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn. Run time: 105 mins. Originally released: 1951. Brand New. Factory shrink wrap. SAME artwork. Taiwan released. Worldwide playable. Original English. Hidden English & Chinese subtitles. Legal with bar code. Bubble wrap guarantee. First-Class Mail + free tracking in U.S. Airmail for international. Email notification after shipping. read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
DVD region: 0
Date: 08/08/2006
Description: New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA; Attention UK customers, please use our UK account ImportCDsUK, thank you. read more
Format: DVD
Studio: Castaway Pictures
Date: 2006-10-31
Description: Good. Excellent customer service. May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability. Satisfaction guaranteed! ! read more
Format: VHS
Date: August 26, 1997
UPC:086162202537
Description: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull, Theodore Bikel. Very good in very good packaging. read more
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Description: BRAND NEW. A steamboat captain goes to villages in East Africa to find ferry supplies. The German troops burn down the houses and kill the converts in the villages. A missionary woman and her brother are left alone in their villiage and When the brother dies, the captain agrees to take the sister back to civilization, battling with the Germans at the same time. read more
"I remember watching this film when it came out in the movies in the fifties. I didn't see it again until I purchased this DVD and it's still as good as I remember it. Bogey and Hepburn were a great team in this film."
"We recently had a little in-house Katharine Hepburn film festival, and concluded that most of her films were really pretty dumb. This one isn't. It's every bit s good as I remember, and for once the story is worthy of the talent (and of course, Bogart doesn't hurt!). This is one that justifies the legend."
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