The African Queen (1951)

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Basic facts

Original title The African Queen
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • United Kingdom
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
  • English

Cast

Katharine Hepburn
Rose Sayer, engelsk missionär

Humphrey Bogart
Charlie Allnutt, skeppare

Robert Morley
Samuel Sayer, missionär

Peter Bull
tysk marinkapten

Theodore Bikel
tysk 1:e officer

Walter Gotell
tysk 2:e officer

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Titles

Original title
  • The African Queen
Swedish release title
  • Afrikas drottning

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Script Supervisor
Camera Operator
Special Photographic Effects
Second Unit Director of Photography
Orchestra Leader
Assistant Production Designer
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Wardrobe
Sound Editor

Cast

Katharine Hepburn Rose Sayer, engelsk missionär
Humphrey Bogart Charlie Allnutt, skeppare
Robert Morley Samuel Sayer, missionär
Peter Bull tysk marinkapten
Theodore Bikel tysk 1:e officer
Walter Gotell tysk 2:e officer
Gerald Onn underofficer
Peter Swanwick officer på Fort Shona
Richard Marner andreofficer på Fort Shona
Errol John

Companies

Production Company Horizon Pictures, Inc.
Romulus Films Ltd.
Copyright Romulus Films Ltd. 1951
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Imperial Film AB 1975
AB Europa Film 1952
AB Wivefilm 1961
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Atlantic Film AB 2005

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 118789
Date 1978-02-01
Classification Allowed from age 11


Censorship number 80729
Date 1952-07
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2855 meters


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Optical mono
Colour type Colour
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24


Original work

Original title The African Queen (Novel)
Author C.S. Forester


Release dates

First showing 1951-12-26 USA
Release in Stockholm 1952-09-22 Saga Sweden 104 min
TV showing 1963-12-16 Sweden 100 min
1980-12-21 TV2 Sweden 100 min
1988-09-13 TV3 Sweden 100 min
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1991-08-20
TV showing 1996-05-16 SVT1 Sweden 100 min
2004-05-02 SVT1 Sweden 100 min
DVD release 2005-03-23 Sweden
TV showing 2023-12-06 SVT1 Sweden

Related films

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Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2855


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Slides 1
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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