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| Directed by | John Huston |
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| Screenplay by | James Agee John Huston |
| Based on | The African Queen 1935 novel by C. S. Forester |
| Produced by | Sam Spiegel |
| Starring | Humphrey Bogart Katharine Hepburn Robert Morley Peter Bull Theodore Bikel Walter Gotell Peter Swanwick Richard Marner |
| Cinematography | Jack Cardiff |
| Edited by | Ralph Kemplen |
| Music by | Allan Gray |
| Production companies | Horizon Pictures Romulus Films |
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| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Countries | United States United Kingdom |
| Languages | English German Swahili |
| Budget | $1 million |
| Box office | $10.75 million |
| (This information is from wikipedia.org.) | |
Methodists believe we are saved not by works, or training, or family, language, culture, or the color of our skin, but by God’s grace. This is why it makes sense to go into the jungle and suffer a blow on the head and catch a fever that you die from.
The reverend and his sister depended on Charlie Allnut, so they tolerated his coarse behavior. They also tolerated the climate and primitive conditions in Kungdu deep in the German East African jungle. Their Bible has been translated into hundreds of languages. So also their religion, you might say.
She was well bred; he had no breeding at all. She was high strung, anxious; he was laid back, cheerful. She found him distasteful; he was indifferent to her. The Germans killed her brother and ruined his business. Now they had a common goal for which they risked their lives. Each had to admire the other and share their relief and joy.
