The African Queen

1952 · 105 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 86,418 VOTES · DIR. John Huston

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 980 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:06 " Bread of heaven, bread of heaven... "
00:07:48 - Herbie Morton's a bishop. - Huh?
00:09:50 God has not forsaken this place
00:14:53 I'm putting my books away. I'm not working any more.
00:19:19 Pardon me.
00:22:10 Mr Allnut, what's in these boxes with the red lines on them?
00:24:17 I never tried shooting myself in the head neither!
00:26:55 If I let the engine die going down the rapids, we'd be goners.
00:30:58 you stay back in the stern and do whatever you have to.
00:38:05 Ain't nobody ain't scared of white water.
00:40:29 That's what my poor old mother would say to you
00:43:40 I tell you, it's a model, like an inspiration.
00:46:45 as the crocodiles will be glad to hear.
00:53:57 - Oh, let me do that. - Oh, no, miss.
00:59:46 Hey, Rosie. Listen.
01:03:24 We'll have to make a new blade.
01:07:13 There's not another man alive who could've done it.
01:10:32 We'll never lack for stories to tell our grandchildren, will we?
01:15:06 Ewww. The legs.
01:22:38 I'm sorry I poured that gin out, Charlie.
01:26:22 There ain't no use in us both going to do it.
01:30:10 Charlie! Charlie, I can't steer! It's hard to steer.
01:34:17 Silence!
01:36:52 Would you hang us together, please?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed980
Dialogue density9.3 lines / min
First line00:02:06
Final line01:36:52

Production Record

DirectorJohn Huston
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,000,000
Revenue$10,750,000
IMDb votes86,418