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A Balasaur Score of 83 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, Metacritic 91/100. Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 93% of the 245 1950s romance movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic91/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
1,092 audience votes
Key crew
- John HustonDirector
- James AgeeScreenplay
- John HustonScreenplay
- Allan GrayOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Humphrey BogartCharlie Allnut
- Katharine HepburnRose Sayer
- Robert MorleyThe Brother
- Peter BullCaptain of Louisa
- Theodore BikelFirst Officer
- Walter GotellSecond Officer
- Peter SwanwickFirst Officer of Shona
- Richard MarnerSecond Officer of Shona
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Themes
world war ifaithafricamissionaryboatriverhopepatriotismhippopotamusgiraffemethodist churchanimal species
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