Talk:The African Queen (film)

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Difference in plot, expecially ending[edit]

The ending of the movie is exceedingly different from the end of the book, inwhich the African Queen is sunk, and the Konigin Luoise is sunk by english motor boats. It is a very unhappy ending, and the book does not show Rose and Alnutt being maried. I think some mention of this shuold be made in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.224.17.57 (talk) 00:21, 16 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]


Africa vs. England shooting[edit]

The new documentary, “Embracing Chaos: Making ‘The African Queen’ ’’, which is included on the recent Blu-Ray release makes is clear that much of the film (perhaps 50%) was shot in England. For instance, all of the German character scenes, some of the missionary church scenes, all the process action scenes AND the water scenes were all done in England. The article as it stands (saying almost everything was shot in Africa except the water scenes) is very likely just plain wrong. Does anyone have any objections or insight on the idea of changing it? Lancemoody (talk) 02:05, 24 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have now made an initial edit utilizing material from the documentary above. I fear that I may not have properly cited the work however and would love guidance. Lancemoody (talk) 04:51, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Accuracy of article?[edit]

It says Charlie and Rosie at the end swim towards the Belgian Congo. On several occasions, including the very end, they plan to swim to British East Africa.

It calls the German vessel the Empress Luise, but it is referred to in the film as the Königin Luise, meaning Queen Louisa.

The Lawless One (talk) 21:58, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I changed the name, based on the reference at http://www.leserglede.com/engblogg/the-african-queen-by-c-s-forester Modal Jig (talk) 19:35, 25 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Some years ago I was in East Africa and took a steamer on Lake Tanganyika. The captain said that this ship was the "Louisa." His story was that it had been damaged by a bomb (bundle of dynamite?) dropped on it by a Belgian seaplane. The Germans decided to scuttle the ship but before doing that coated the machinery with grease. After the war the ship was raised, cleaned, and put back in service. As far as I know, it's still plying its way around the lake.

I found support for this story later on when I read a book about the British expedition that brought the two gunboats mentioned in the article to Lake Tanganyika. The book described the expedition which began in Great Britain. The gunboats were shipped in parts to Cape Town along with steam engines for transportation, lots of supplies, and personnel. After hauling the boats across Africa (it was a heckuva job!), the British arrived at Lake Tanganyika and proceeded to assemble the gunboats. The Belgians arrived around the same time with their seaplane and the gunboats were never put to use.

Of course, I don't remember any details about the book. I think the Lieutenant in charge of the expedition was named Spencer of something like that... I'd sure appreciate it of someone could identify that book. Then maybe this info could be added to the actual article.

Jerry 01:30, 13 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Jerry. Sounds a good story worthy of another CS Forester type novel. Just found it on Amazon UK. "Mimi and Toutou's Big Adventure: The Bizarre Battle of Lake Tanganyika" by Giles Foden in 2004 and on its way to me. 1 in stock several second hand --Nick Green 21:15, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Historical Context should be rewritten and shortened[edit]

The section "Historical Context" is too long because it contains material that should be elsewhere. Many of its sentences strike me as speculative rather than strictly historical. Finally, the style contains many infelicities.202.36.179.65 14:42, 16 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Disneyland connection[edit]

I've heard that Disneyland's "Jungle Cruise" ride is loosely based on "The African Queen". Is this true? If so, shouldn't this ba added to the main article? -Bootstrap Bill

An African Queen[edit]

I do not feel the addition of a plug for the below film is appropriate in the main body of the article about the classic film

"An African Queen is a new modern film of romance, adventure, love and human character all set in lush location filming in Tanzania. It follows the adventures of a crusty dyed-in-the-wool ‘bachelor’, Charlie Allnuts (Udo Keir) and his nemesis, Roy Sayer (Lenny Henry), in Modern Africa. The pair struggle against the climate, the river, the bugs, the homophobic attitude of the locals and, most of all, against each other. And in the end, love and strength of character overcome all. Based loosely on the original ‘African Queen’ and directed by one of India’s up and coming female directors Ewah Neeb Dah the film is being produced by Lirpaloof Films of Mumbai. Romulus Films, producers of the original African Queen have refused to be associated with the film – a spokesman for the company said that the whole project was very ‘tacky’. Location shooting starts on the first Sunday of April 2007."

Based loosely on the original ‘African Queen’ and directed by one of India’s up and coming female directors Ewah Neeb Dah the film is being produced by Lirpaloof Films of Mumbai. Ewah been had Plutonium27 (talk) 19:51, 30 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Bogart and Hepburn[edit]

I'm curious if there is any information regarding the working relationship of Bogart and Hepburn on this movie? Did they enjoy working with one another, etc. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jaedglass (talk • contribs) 01:51, 12 May 2007 (UTC).[reply]

You might try Katharine Hepburns's book The Making of The African Queen: Or, How I Went to Africa With Bogart, Bacall and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind. I've never read the book, but is should be used as a reference here. --Gadget850 ( Ed) 14:02, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

White Hunter Black Heart[edit]

There should be some reference to White Hunter Black Heart. --Gadget850 ( Ed) 14:09, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Plot summary[edit]

The plot summary is a tad overlong but not excessively so in my opinion, so I've removed the {{plot}} tag. --Tony Sidaway 04:37, 23 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The reference to "appearing to have a sexual encounter" would appear to be without any evidence. I recommend its removal.JohnC (talk) 04:22, 8 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clean-up[edit]

I gat here from article slated for cleanup. In my opinion it doesn't need it. The tags on the disputed section should also be removed, as no-one else has complained about the problems.

I usually find there are far more things to clean up in articles I find at random in wiki, than in the clean up pages

Is anyone listening? Chasnor15 (talk) 21:42, 30 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]


This concerns POV tag cleanup. Whenever an POV tag is placed, it is necessary to also post a message in the discussion section stating clearly why it is thought the article does not comply with POV guidelines, and suggestions for how to improve it. This permits discussion and consensus among editors. This is a drive-by tag, which is discouraged in WP, and it shall be removed. Future tags should have discussion posted as to why the tag was placed, and how the topic might be improved. Better yet, edit the topic yourself with the improvements. This statement is not a judgement of content, it is only a cleanup of frivolously and/or arbitrarily placed tags. No discussion, no tag.Jjdon (talk) 00:11, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The film on the main page?[edit]

The article about the film adaptation is titled The African Queen, while the one about the original novel is called The African Queen (novel). It takes two clicks to get there from here, and there isn't even anything on this page to tell you that the article about the book exists. Can this possibly be justifiable? David Arthur (talk) 02:00, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Removing the useless chart that portrays differences from the novel[edit]

I am removing the chart that is empty and taking up space. Instead, I will put a link to the the novel's page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by MAFGS (talk • contribs) 15:42, 15 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Allmovie[edit]

Reference available for citing in the article body. Erik (talk) 20:17, 10 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Construction[edit]

When somebody went looking for the African Queen in the 1980s the resulting "Daily Mirror" article stated that the boat was built of rivetted steel plates not wood.

Assembling a small steamer from prefabricated steel plates is far more likely than trying to do the same thing with timber. In rivers infested with wood boring insects etc steel is the more likely construction material.AT Kunene (talk) 15:33, 8 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Production[edit]

what does this sentence mean: April 2012 boat now is to be running the tours in Florida Keys. TheOneOnTheLeft (talk) 15:14, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong John McCallum linked to[edit]

The link to this man under "Production", links to a politician by the same name. There is an English actor by that name, but I am not sure if it's the right John McCallum, so I have not changed the link. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.187.163.233 (talk) 22:12, 16 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Tramp steamer vs steam launch[edit]

The boat in the film is actually a small steam launch. When I hear 'tramp steamer', I think of an ocean going freight ship.--Cancun (talk) 23:30, 14 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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