The African Queen (NR)
A cinematic masterpiece for the family.
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- Studio: Paramount Pictures
- Directed By: John Huston
- Cast: Ray Bolger, Katharine Hepburn
- Release Date: 01/01/1951
- Video/DVD Release Date: 08/01/1999
- Genre: Classic
- MPAA Rating: NR
Parents need to know
Families can talk about the reason that German troops were in Africa in the 1900s.
Message
Social Behavior:
Class issues
Consumerism:
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
Charlie gets drunk; Rose pours all of his liquor into the river
Violence
Some
Sex
Very mild suggestion that Charlie and Rose sleep together
Language
None
Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Nell Minow
Is it any good?
Humphrey Bogart won a well-deserved Oscar for this performance. Katharine Hepburn, who was also nominated, said that her performance was based on director John Huston's suggestion that she play Rose as Eleanor Roosevelt. Compare this performance to her appearance in Pat and Mike a year later, in which she played a world-class athlete. The movie is based on a novel of the same name by C.S. Forester, but the romance was added by screenwriters James Agee and John Huston.
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