The African Queen

The African Queen 1951 is an American adventure film directed by John Huston, based on the novel of the same name by C. S. Forester. ==Story[ Edit] == 1914. Missionary Samuel Sawyer and his unmarried Sister Rose have been trying for more than a decade in Africa of the Methodist faith. However, when the Germans invade, Samuel is killed, and Rose sees itself forced to join Jack of all trades (and notorious drunkard) Charlie Allnut to flee on his boat, "The African Queen". The duo could not stand each other, especially not when Rose with it in Charlies eyes crazy idea for the day comes to with "The African Queen" and using makeshift torpedoes to destroy a German warship. However, when they threatened by dangerous rapids and-not to forget-the Germans, the pair slowly gets involved in an unexpected romance-which, however, not all issues. ==Book by Katharine Hepburn[ Edit] == Katharine Hepburn, the American actress who played the role of Rose "Rosie" Sayer, later wrote a book about her experiences during the shooting of this film, which partly took place in Africa. The book is titled "The Making of ' The African Queen ', or How I Went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind" and became a best seller. ==Division Of Roles[ Edit] ==