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The African Queen

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Starring Katharine Hepburn Humphrey Bogart
Bogart won an Oscar for his memorable performance in this classic movie. He plays Charlie Allnutt, a drunken ship's captain who - to his own astonishment - falls in love with a prim and seemingly indomitable spinster. Together, Charlie and Rose conduct a private battle against the Germans in East Africa when war is declared.
Writers James Agee and John Huston from C S Forester's novel
Director John Huston
0 FILMS: pages 17-21
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Contributors

Writer:
James Agee
Writer/Director:
John Huston
From the novel by:
C.S. Forester
Rose Sayer:
Katharine Hepburn
Charlie Allnutt:
Humphrey Bogart
Br Samuel Sayer:
Robert Morley
German captain:
Peter Bull
German first officer:
Theodore Bikel
German second officer:
Walter Gotell
Source: Radio Times

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