John Huston's 1951 classic The African Queen will be
available to own on 4K UHD for the very first time when it is released by
Studiocanal on October 21st in a Special Edition release that will include
a booklet with an exclusive essay from Helen O'Hara.
Adapted from the novel by C.S. Forester, this much-loved wartime
romantic adventure combines the masterful direction of Huston (The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre) with the indisputable chemistry of Humphrey Bogart (Casablanca, To Have and Have Not), who won a Best Actor Academy Award for his performance, and
Katharine Hepburn (The Lion in Winter, The Philadelphia Story) in their only on screen pairing.
With a supporting cast including Robert Morley (Too Many Chefs, Marie Antoinette), a screenplay penned by James Agee (All the Way Home, The Night of the Hunter), The African Queen is one of the most treasured films in
the history of cinema.
German East Africa, 1914. Bogart is the slovenly gin-swilling Charlie
Allnut, while Hepburn portrays Rose Sayer, the maiden-lady sister of a
prim British missionary (Morley). When invading Germans kill the
missionary and level the village, Allnut offers to take Rose back to
civilization. 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.
We had a copy of The African Queen on 4K UHD to give
away.
The winner is: Guy Nash, Farnborough.