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.
Directed by John Huston
world war i
faith
africa
missionary
boat
river
hope
patriotism
hippopotamus
giraffe
methodist church
animal species
moqukito
boat wedding
leech
gin
tanzania
congo
man woman relationship
excited
Rank
#6 in 1952·#2840 overall
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Cast
Humphrey Bogart
Charlie Allnut
Katharine Hepburn
Rose Sayer
Robert Morley
The Brother
Peter Bull
Captain of Louisa
Theodore Bikel
First Officer
Walter Gotell
Second Officer
Peter Swanwick
First Officer of Shona
Richard Marner
Second Officer of Shona
Crew
John Huston
Director
James Agee
Screenplay
John Huston
Screenplay
Jack Cardiff
Director of Photography
Sam Spiegel
Producer
Kevin McClory
Boom Operator
Desmond Davis
Clapper Loader
C. S. Forester
Novel
Guy Hamilton
Assistant Director
Ted Moore
Camera Operator
Popular Reviews
240 reviews
alesia
7.0★ · 01/10/26
i would have given up the second i saw the crocodiles
i would have given up the second i saw the crocodiles
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Sig
4.0★ · 05/30/26
Very racist but what did I expect if to be
Very racist but what did I expect if to be
HamVirtuoso
5.0★ · 05/20/26
They stood surprisingly still during those rapid sequences!
They stood surprisingly still during those rapid sequences!
geo
7.0★ · 04/23/26
kate and bogie have a lot of fun in this jungle river romp, and turn in some great performances in gorgeous technicolor. it's a damn shame about the imperialism
kate and bogie have a lot of fun in this jungle river romp, and turn in some great performances in gorgeous technicolor. it's a damn shame about the imperialism
Mohamad
9.0★ · 04/17/26
They are in Africa, how they film this in technicolor
They are in Africa, how they film this in technicolor
