DIRECTOR: John Huston
PRODUCER: Sam Spiegel
PRODUCTION CO: Horizon Pictures, Romulus Films
SCREENPLAY: John Huston, James Agee, based on the novel by C S Forester
PHOTOGRAPHY: Jack Cardiff
EDITOR: Ralph Kemplen
MUSIC: Allan Gray
WITH: Humphrey Bogart (Charlie Allnut), Katharine Hepburn (Rose Sayer), Robert Morley (Reverend Samuel Sayer), Peter Bull (Captain of the Königin Luise), Theodore Bikel (First Officer of the Königin Luise), Walter Gotell (Second Officer of the Königin Luise), Peter Swanwick (First Officer of Fort Shona), Richard Marner (Second Officer of Fort Shona) 

REVIEW

“Three movie giants come together in the cinematic classic The African Queen, combining the masterful direction of John Huston with the fabulous chemistry of Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in their only onscreen pairing. Adapted from a novel by C S Forester, this wartime romantic adventure sees the pair forced to travel together down a hazardous East African river after the outbreak of World War I.
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Katharine Hepburn plays Rose Sayer, the maiden-lady sister of a prim British missionary (Robert Morley). When invading Germans kill her brother and level the village, Charlie Allnut (Bogart in the role which won him his only Oscar), the slovenly, gin-swilling captain of a tramp steamer called the African Queen, offers to take Rose back to civilisation.  She can’t tolerate his drinking or bad manners; he isn’t crazy about her imperious, judgmental attitude. However, it does not take long before their passionate dislike turns to love.  Together the disparate duo work to ensure their survival on the treacherous waters and devise an ingenious way to destroy a German gunboat.”

— Masters of Cinema

FILM SOCIETY SCREENINGS

Hamilton   
Monday, 20 February, 6.30pm

Nelson     
Tuesday, 28 February, 6.00pm

Timaru
Tuesday, 07 March, 6.00pm

New Plymouth
Wednesday, 15 March, 6.00pm

Canterbury     
Monday, 27 March, 7.00pm

​Whanganui
Monday, 03 April, 7.00pm

​​Bigger Picture Ōamaru
Thursday, 25 May, 7.00pm

Palmerston North
Wednesday, 21 June, 6.00pm

​Queenstown  
Tuesday, 19 September, 8.15pm

​Dunedin  
Wednesday, 27 September, 7.30pm

Auckland   
Monday, 06 November, 6.15pm 

Tauranga   
Tuesday, 21 November, 6.00pm 

Wellington     
Monday, 04 December, 6.15pm 

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