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African Queen, The (1951)

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All Time

of 190,142

338

1950's

of 8,943

39

1951

of 2,182

2
Adventure
- Adventure All Time
  
  of 4,417
  
  69
  
  Adventure of 1951
  
  of 44
  
  1
  
  Adventure of the 1950's
  
  of 441
  
  12
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,999
  
  196
  
  Drama of 1951
  
  of 206
  
  2
  
  Drama of the 1950's
  
  of 1,913
  
  27
Romance
- Romance All Time
  
  of 6,887
  
  45
  
  Romance of 1951
  
  of 29
  
  1
  
  Romance of the 1950's
  
  of 297
  
  8
War
- War All Time
  
  of 2,149
  
  28
  
  War of 1951
  
  of 24
  
  1
  
  War of the 1950's
  
  of 224
  
  5

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African Queen, The (1951) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.1952

Avg Critic Score:3.1113

African Queen, The (1951) Movie Reviews

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

A much ballyhooed film that has been overrated as a classic, though it remains very entertaining. ...read the complete African Queen movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)

This film has a couple of minor flaws. The special effects when all the bugs attack is lousy and the score is sometimes overdone. Still, this is a classic among classics. The African Queen has adventure, romance and two of the most incredible movie...read the complete African Queen, The (1951) review at Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)

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Moviegnome.com

This is a prime example of a small film with big name stars getting puffed up to that elevated classic status. It isn't completely undeserving of it, but this is what may qualify as an overrated film. It's the dawn of WWI in German controlled...read the complete African Queen, The (1951) review at Moviegnome.com

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25frames.org (Christoph Huber)

Ein Klassiker des Hollywoodfilms: John Huston, unvorhersehbarer Wandler zwischen Prätention und Genialität, schickt Humphrey Bogart als rauhbeinigen Käptn und Katherine Hepburn als alte Jungfer mit dem altersschwachen Dampfer des Titels auf der Flucht...read the complete African Queen, The (1951) review at 25frames.org (Christoph Huber)

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Reel Movie Critic

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...read the complete African Queen, The (1951) review at Reel Movie Critic

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