The African Queen

1952 · directed by John Huston

Rating

91/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

AFI 100

At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.

The African Queen (1952), directed by John Huston, rates 91/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Humphrey Bogart
• Katharine Hepburn
• Robert Morley
• Peter Bull
• Theodore Bikel
• Walter Gotell
• Peter Swanwick
• Richard Marner

Crew

• Jack Cardiff — Director of Photography
• Ralph Kemplen — Editor
• Allan Gray — Original Music Composer
• James Agee — Screenplay
• John Huston — Screenplay

More from John Huston

1. The Maltese Falcon (1941) — 98/100 · hit
2. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) — 97/100 · hit
3. The Man Who Would Be King (1975) — 84/100 · hit
4. The Asphalt Jungle (1950) — 83/100 · hit
5. Fat City (1972) — 81/100 · hit
6. Key Largo (1948) — 80/100 · hit

How these numbers work: Methodology