A classic tale of love and adventure from the author of the captain hornblower series. The african queen shoot, like the search for scarlet ohara, or darryl f. It was adapted into the 1951 film of the same name. It was photographed in technicolor by jack cardiff and. In the title she does say, and almost lost my mind but nowhere in the book does she give. Katharine hepburn, the monster and the making of the african. Knopf, the book is tentatively titled the making of the african queen. The african queen this is a standalone novel written by the author of the mr. The making of the african queen or how i went to africa with bogart, bacall and huston and almost lost my mind 1987 by katharine hepburn is the actresss recollections of her great african adventure some thirty years after the fact. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that.
Aint no person in their right mind aint scared of white water. Very unorthodox writing style but i got it for my dad who is a lifelong bogart fan and it was very interesting to hear this perspective on the movie. In the event one finds the following information useful, i would like to offer. This is a nice book with a lot of interesting, but not great, photographs. This short but fascinating book is a must for any fan of katharine hepburn or of the african queen. The african queen widescreen, subtitled, dubbed on tcm shop. Forester and adapted by director john huston and novelist james agee. A myth has grown that the scenes in the reedfilled riverbank were filmed in dalyan, turkey. Aug 12, 1987 i have always been a fan of the movie the african queen in 1987 katharine hepburn wrote a memoir of the making of the african queen. In wwi africa, a ginswilling riverboat captain is persuaded by a straitlaced missionary to use his boat to attack an enemy warship. The movie was released in 1951, and 36 years later katharine hepburn published a book titled the making of the african queen, or, how i went to africa with bogart, bacall, and huston and almost lost my mind. It almost overshadows everything else in the film as its always the first thing brought up. African sculpture from the justin and elisabeth lang collection.
The making of the film is chronicled in lillian rosss 1952 book, picture. The making of the african queen or how i went to africa with bogart, bacall and huston and almost lost my mind hepburn, katherine published by new york. After the events of the african queen 1951, charlie and rose are recaptured by the germans and forced to tug one of their big cannons that could bring the nazis victory against the local allied forces. I dont blame you for being scared, miss, not one little bit. The african queen, dvd, widescreen, subtitled, dubbed, drama, war drama, 032429273277. The african queen is an old, dirty, ugly, unreliable steamboat not the kind of boat anyone would take down a dangerous river through the jungles of central africa. Meanwhile, the sunken african queen partially surfaces with the torpedoes still strapped to the hull. Get more information, check availability and book online.
It happened one day while preparing a lecture for my script analysis class. The african queen starred humphrey bogart and katharine hepburn, debuted for academy award eligibility in 1951, and was released wide in 1952. After the events of the african queen 1951, charlie and rose are recaptured by the germans and forced to tug one of their big cannons that could bring. Charlie and rosie are able to jump off just before the explosion and safely swim to shore. The photosof the queen plus launchwithcameras, the camp of mud floors and thatched huts, the dressing room a mirror propped against a tree. At least thats what i was told back in graduate school. The african queen is the film that completely transformed my understanding of plot, character and theme and how they can function together in screen drama. Mar 24, 2011 lauren bacall talks about being on the set of the african queen, sept. This isnt strictly a biography and really should be catalogued in what i call my making of section where i have books about the making of this or that movie but oh well i wanted to keep. Fighting time, heat, malaria, and bullets, they make their escape on the rickety steamboat the african queen. I decided to watch the african queen, the right before i read the book. This pretty much sums up everything you need to know about the seven weeks they spent filming the african queen. Or, how i went to africa with bogart, bacall and huston and almost lost my mind katharine hepburn on.
The african queen is a 1935 novel written by english author c. See more ideas about humphrey bogart, african and katharine hepburn. The african queen bogart, hepburn, and a case of the jungle. Sources claimed that everyone in the cast and crew got sick except.
After many days on the river, they come close to shona, and allnutts nerve fails. The making of the african queen by katharine hepburn. The african queen is a 1951 britishamerican adventure film adapted from the 1935 novel of the same name by c. Anjelica huston and angela allen will be in conversation at a screening of the restored african queen at the bfi, london 0207928 3232, on 27 may. It was photographed in technicolor by jack cardiff and has a music score by allan gray. The african queen 1951 is set at the beginning of wwi. His most notable works were the 11book horatio hornblower series, about naval warfare during the napoleonic era, and the african queen 1935. Midshipman hornblower hornblower saga, a series that i highly recommend. Advance purchase recommended as cruises sell out quickly. In her book the making of the african queen hepburn said she rushed for the. This quixotic film by director john huston, based on the 1935 novel of the same name by c. Whether it was true or not, it was entirely believable at the time and i was curious to find out what accounted for its appeal. The film adaptation, which starred katharine hepburn and humphrey bogart, became one of the most popular films ever made. Allnut and rose, a disreputable cockney and an english spinster missionary, wend their way down a river in central africa in a rickety, asthmatic steam launch, and are gradually joined together in a mission of retaliation against the germans.
Nov 12, 20 directed by academy award winner john huston, and filmed on location in the belgian congo, the african queen is arguably one of the finest films ever made with one of the most legendary star. Zanuck chasing starlets around his desk, is now part of hollywood lore. There would be no better place to do so than the historic river nile itself. Huston had hoped to shoot it in tennessee, in the deep south. The screenplay was adapted by james agee, john huston, john collier and peter viertel. As they fight their ramshackle old launch downriver to strike a blow for england, the african queen seems to breathe the spirit of hornblower himself.
Set in german east africa at the outbreak of world war. Nature, says hepburns rose sayer in the film, is what we were put on earth. His novels a ship of the line and flying colours were jointly awarded cecil scott forester was the pen name of cecil louis troughton smith, an english novelist who rose to. May 11, 2010 anjelica huston and angela allen will be in conversation at a screening of the restored african queen at the bfi, london 0207928 3232, on 27 may. The official series of books for the queens of africa dolls. The making of the african queen paperback january 1, 1988 by katherine hepburn author 4. The african queen, american adventure film, released in 1951, that was based on c. The african queen bogart, hepburn, and a case of the. Foresters marvelous book on which it was all based is the unforgettable story ofthe missionary woman and the cockney mechanic marooned in german central africa during the first world war. John huston to make the african queen, an adaptation of c.
If you dont know what it is, or why you should care about it, nothing i say hereinafter will make one drop of sense to you, and youd far better use your eyeblinks elsewhere. The book is illustrated with lots of marvellous photographs, including some really lovely ones of miss hepburn i particularly like the ones of her luxurious jungle dressing room. Forester, is one of the classics of hollywood adventure filmmaking. Cecil louis troughton smith 18991966 wrote his novel the african queen in 1935, using the pseudonym c. His straightlaced sister rose katharine hepburn, now alone, is taken aboard a riverboat, the african queen, by its ginsoaked canadian skipper, charlie allnut humphrey bogart. With warren oates, mariette hartley, tyrone jackson, alfred polsen. Originally published in 1935, the african queen is a tale replete with vintage forester dramaunrelenting suspense, reckless heroism, impromptu military manoeuvres, neardeath experiencesand a good oldfashioned love story to boot. The african queen sank and had to be raised twice during filming of the movie. She describes what it is like filming this movie in 1950 with humphrey bogart and director john huston. The film then spawned both peter viertels excellent romanaclef novel, white hunter, black heart 1953 and the clint eastwood movie of the same name, and a katherine hepburn memoir about the making of.
The making of the african queen or how i went to africa. German troops set fire to an african village, resulting in the death of an english missionary. The making of the movie the african queen in uganda humphrey bogart katharine hepburn director john huston looked forward to coming to africa katherine hepburn wrote a book, how i went to africa with bogart, bacall, and huston and almost lost. Rose sayer, a 33yearold englishwoman, is the companion and housekeeper of her brother samuel, an anglican missionary in german east africa presentday tanzania. The sweeping drama was nominated for four oscars at the 24th academy awards, claiming a win for humphrey bogart as. The story of the making of the african queen was outlandish, even by huston. In the making of the african queen hepburn said she rushed for the outhouse only to find a black mamba inside, then ran to the trees.
Lauren bacall quoted the natives had been told to watch it and they did. The film was directed by john huston and produced by sam spiegel and john woolf. Despite john hustons brilliant directing, jack cardiffs gorgeous cinematography and the scripts entertaining dialogue its still the on screen chemistry between humphrey bogart and katharine hepburn that is the films strongest element. The african queen bogart, hepburn, and a case of the jungle jeebies. Foresters classic romantic adventure is a tale of opposites attracted. The making of the african queen hardcover january 1, 1987 by katherine hepburn author 2. With humphrey bogart, katharine hepburn, robert morley, peter bull. Ultimately, rose is not comfortable rising above nature, and indeed grows to love it, as she gives up some of the strictures of civilization and. Or how i went to africa with bogart, bacall and huston and almost lost my mind, by katharine hepburn. In the early 1980s, the african queen, which had been produced thirty years earlier, in 1951, had the distinction of being the most cited film on alltimebest lists of top critics. Aug 11, 2019 the african queen 1951 is set at the beginning of wwi. Or how i went to africa with bogart, bacall and huston and almost lost my mind hardcover august 12, 1987. Without giving anything away, i can say that the movie followed. The making of the african queen or how i went to africa with.
Bogart won an oscar for this highly memorable role, and hepburn is terrific as well in this classic 1951 film. The making of the movie the african queen in uganda. Lauren bacall talks about being on the set of the african queen, sept. Clint eastwoods 1990 film white hunter, black heart is loosely based on the huston of the african queen, from a novel by peter viertel, one of the african queens screenwriters. The making of the african queen, first edition, knopf. Their adventures on his old steamer, the african queen, and eventual unlikely romance form the backbone of the story, based on a novel by c. Foresters 1935 novel that would require a location shoot in the jungles of east africa, the story. As world war i reaches the heart of the african jungle, charlie allnutt and rose sayer, a dishevelled trader and an english spinster missionary, find themselves thrown together by circumstance. Not that the lack of intimate detail is a reason to shun the book, but hepburn makes it clear that she will not reveal the sort of fundamentally dull tidbits biographies often contain. Because this isnt a book about the making of the african queen. Or how i went to africa with bogart, bacall and huston and almost lost my mind, by katharine hepburn this isnt strictly a biography and really should be catalogued in what i call my making of section where i have books about the making of this or that movie but oh well i wanted to keep. I never dreamed that any mere physical experience could be so stimulating.
Ive only known such excitement a few times before a few times in my dear brothers sermons when the spirit was really upon him. His most notable works were the 11 book horatio hornblower series, about naval warfare during the napoleonic era, and the african queen 1935. The film is especially noted for humphrey bogarts performance, which earned him the only academy award of his career. The queen rams into the german ship, and it explodes. In her book the making of the african queen hepburn said she rushed for the outhouse only to find a black mamba inside, then ran to the trees. The making of the african queen is not a private glimpse into hepburns life, but a public statement. Or how i went to africa with bogart, bacall and huston. However, few today recall that he wrote the original novel upon which john huston based the great bogart and hepburn film, the african queen.
For the rest of the african queen cast and crew, it was a green hell. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this the making of the african queen study guide and get instant access to the following summary. The african queen is one of the finest and most satisfying of the odd couple takes a trip together genre. The african queen also known as sl livingstone is the boat used in the 1951 movie the african queen starring humprey bogart and katharine hepburn. Geschichten meines lebens, making of african queen. Author of me, the making of the african queen, or, how i went to africa with bogart, bacall, and huston and almost lost my mind, the making of the africa queen, the man who shot garbo, me bestseller collection, making of the african queen, ich. I wanted to see how closely hollywood followed the story. Below the town, the african queen spends several days shooting the rapids. Rose and charlie are opposites, and yet they are perfectly suited to each other.
While filming the african queen everyone fell sick from. In the 21st century, there are still fans from around the world that love the movie and want to experience the boat firsthand. In addition to the six main characters there is a new series of. The african queen by forester, first edition abebooks. The african queen tells the story of an englishwoman, who is the companion and housekeeper of her brother samuel, an anglican missionary in germancolonized tanganyika presentday tanzania.
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