Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen (2010)

March 23rd, 20100h 57min

Documentary
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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.


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