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Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

2010

57 minutes

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.

Top Cast

Angela Allen headshot

Angela Allen

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Rudy Behlmer headshot

Rudy Behlmer

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Laurence Bergreen headshot

Laurence Bergreen

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Theodore Bikel headshot

Theodore Bikel

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John Philip Dayton headshot

John Philip Dayton

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John Forester headshot

John Forester

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Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni headshot

Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni

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Lawrence Grobel headshot

Lawrence Grobel

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Guy Hamilton headshot

Guy Hamilton

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Tony Huston headshot

Tony Huston

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Eric Lax headshot

Eric Lax

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David Lewin headshot

David Lewin

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Norman Lloyd headshot

Norman Lloyd

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William J. Mann headshot

William J. Mann

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Nicholas Meyer headshot

Nicholas Meyer

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Mark Rydell headshot

Mark Rydell

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Richard Schickel headshot

Richard Schickel

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Martin Scorsese headshot

Martin Scorsese

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Brenda Scott Royce headshot

Brenda Scott Royce

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James Ursini headshot

James Ursini

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Lauren Bacall headshot

Lauren Bacall

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Humphrey Bogart headshot

Humphrey Bogart

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Jack Cardiff headshot

Jack Cardiff

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Katharine Hepburn headshot

Katharine Hepburn

Self / Rose Sayer (archive footage)

John Huston headshot

John Huston

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Sam Spiegel headshot

Sam Spiegel

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Warren Stevens headshot

Warren Stevens

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