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            The African Queen
               1951
 

Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart 
Director: John Huston
Writer: James Agee, from a novel by C.S. Forester 

Setting: The Belgian Congo, World War I

Cast:
Katharine Hepburn
Humphrey Bogart
Robert Morley
Peter Bull
Theodore Bikel
Walter Gotell

Note: Humphrey Bogart won a "Best Actor" Oscar for this role.

The Story:
 A prim spinster must travel with a hard-drinking boatsman through enemy lines in German-occupied Africa.  The needs of survival overcome their mutual antipathy, and they fall in love.
Why I like it:
It's witty and charming, exciting and romantic.


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