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Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen
Genres
Documentary
Overview
The epic story of how the film The African Queen (1951), directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, was shot on real African locations, barely overcoming all kinds of hardships and disasters.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
57 min
Release Date
2010-03-23
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
11
Vote Average
6.7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Angela Allen
Self
Rudy Behlmer
Self
Laurence Bergreen
Self
Theodore Bikel
Self
John Philip Dayton
Self
John Forester
Self
Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni
Self
Lawrence Grobel
Self
Guy Hamilton
Self
Tony Huston
Self
Eric Lax
Self
David Lewin
Self
Norman Lloyd
Self
William J. Mann
Self
Nicholas Meyer
Self
Mark Rydell
Self
Richard Schickel
Self
Martin Scorsese
Self
Brenda Scott Royce
Self
James Ursini
Self
Lauren Bacall
Self (archive footage)
Humphrey Bogart
Self / Charlie Allnut (archive footage)
Jack Cardiff
Self (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn
Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage)
John Huston
Self (archive footage)
Sam Spiegel
Self (archive footage)
Warren Stevens
Self
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