Perfectly cast, smartly written, and beautifully filmed, The African Queen remains thrilling, funny, and effortlessly absorbing even after more than half a century's worth of adventure movies borrowing liberally from its creative DNA.
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Director -
John Huston -
Producer -
S.P. Spiegel -
Screenwriter -
C.S. Forester , James Agee , John Huston , John Collier -
Distributor -
United Artists -
Production Co -
Horizon Films , Romulus Productions -
Rating -
PG (Some Violence|Smoking|Thematic Elements) -
Genre -
Adventure -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Feb 20, 1952, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 1, 2016 -
Runtime -
1h 45m