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The African Queen - The Restoration Edition [DVD] [1951]

Katharine Hepburn (Actor), Humphrey Bogart (Actor) Rated: Universal, suitable for all Format: DVD

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Runtime	1 hour and 45 minutes

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From the Golden Age of cinema The African Queen is a truly magnificent film adapted from a novel by C.S. Forester. Starring Humphrey Bogart in his Oscar-winning portrayal of Charlie Allnut, the slovenly, gin-swilling captain of a tramp steamer called the African Queen, which ships supplies to small East African villages during World War I. Katharine Hepburn plays Rose Sayer, the maiden-lady sister of a prim British missionary (Robert Morley).

When invading Germans kill the missionary and level the village, Allnut offers to take Rose back to civilisation. She can't tolerate his drinking or bad manners, he isn't crazy about her imperious, judgmental attitude. However it does not take long before their passionate dislike turns to love. Together the disparate duo work to ensure their survival on the treacherous waters and devise an ingenious way to destroy a German gunboat.

The African Queen may well be the perfect adventure film, its roller-coaster storyline complemented by the chemistry between its stars. Along with masterful direction from John Huston, the wonderful script makes this a rare treat indeed.

The film’s restoration in 2010:
ITV STUDIOS Global Entertainment has partnered with Paramount Pictures to save this great classic and restore it back to its former glory. The Original 35mm three strip camera negatives were scanned at high resolution and digitally recombined using restoration tools to repair tears and scratches, remove dirt and stabilise the picture. The soundtrack underwent full digital audio restoration removing clicks, hum, and other audio defects before creating a new Optical soundtrack negative. The Digital files have been output to a high resolution digital cinema File as well as creating a pristine new combined 35mm negative and an HD master. This is a fine example of how today’s technologies can protect and preserve film both digitally and photo-chemically for the next 100 years and beyond. The film is expected to be re-released in UK Cinemas in 2010 both on 35mm prints and digital projection and is available on DVD and Blu-ray to enjoy at home.

***** "With its breathless sense of adventure and sizzling romance, this is about as close as you'll come to genuine cinematic nirvana." - Film 4

***** "a ripping, gripping yarn, a surprisingly erotic love story and, as it happens, a premonition of Herzog's Fitzcarraldo" - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

**** "Digitally restored in time for its Sixtieth anniversary, this sprightly Bogart-Hepburn romantic adventure... is back to the Technicolor dream it was in 1951." - Wally Hammond, Time Out

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Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18.9 x 13.7 x 1.6 cm; 88 Grams
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 5037115327130
Media Format ‏ : ‎ PAL
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 45 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ 14 Jun. 2010
Actors ‏ : ‎ Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart
Studio ‏ : ‎ ITV DVD
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00378L060
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2

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Anon

Great Classic Gold.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 October 2023

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Picture and Sound Quality is absolutely Brilliant with this newly restored (BLU RAY) copy. For a (75) year old film it certainly hasn't lost any of
It's lustre ,Great story ,Great acting and Great Chemistry between HEPBURN & BOGART .One of my favourite film, I have watched this film
a few times now since I purchased it. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED...For (ALL) The Family.
GREAT ADVENTURE .
Great Stuff....

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2023

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This was bought for my mother .so I'm not to sure how the film was but she said it was OK. Good delivery came when said

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Galileo meets the Pope

Nowhere near as good as Casablanca

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 September 2023

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Main actors getting a bit past it. Plot a bit predictable. Had hoped for better having seen Casablanca which was great.

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Paul London

Blu-ray and book stuck in slipcase

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 November 2019

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Right. You may or may not have this problem. So here goes.

If you have shaken this eureka masters of cinema blu-ray limited edition in hard slipcase so hard and fast that you may be in danger of breaking the sound barrier, you may have the same problem I did.

Still doesn't come out?

This rigid slipcase is quite tough. Squeeze your little finger in between the bluray case and the inner edge of the slipcase. Then try and get another finger in. Then apply small pressure and try to move the bluray case out. It should (grudgingly) slide out. Don't try and get the book out (not even with pliers no no no). Once the bluray case is out, the book comes out quite easily. Then put the bluray back in. It should move in and out with no problem. The culprit is either the book or the case or both.

Good luck

P.s. use only your fingers. No tools. Avoid damage and keep case in good condition.

Cheers

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Proceed with caution.....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 December 2019

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Eureka's Masters of Cinema release of Huston's 'The African Queen', Blu-ray Limited Edition. While I am in favour of robust packaging for BDs &c, this particular release, a hardbound slipcase contaning an amaray case and a perfect-bound book, presented something of a challenge. The contents of the slipcase were on such loving terms that neither was to be retreived without considerable difficulty. The challenge was to retrieve the contnts of the slipcase without damaging either the hardbound case or the contents. Having read the solutions proposed by other customers, and not wishing to cause the case to split by using my fingers, I decided to take a 6" ruler and insert it end on in between the amaray case and the slipcase and gently work up and down the length of the case a few times. I applied the same technique to the other side, inserting the ruler inbetween the book and the slipcase. Once done, I shook the case and found the amaray case slipped forward enough to take hold of it and effect a normal removal. Quite a carry on, but once completed the case was sufficiently loosened to be able access the contents of the slipcase as normal. Whatever method you choose, do proceed with care, the release is wonderfully curated and worth keeping in as near perfect a condition as possible.

[Addendum: 20/01/20] Unfortunately, I have found that this process has to be repeated every time you want to watch the film. Inevitably case and slipcase have become damaged.

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Graham

PERFECT BLU RAY TRANSFER

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 April 2013

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Almost everybody would at some time have seen this film by now, but for anybody that hasn't the story concerns Charlie Allnut, played by Humphrey Bogart, and Rose Sayer, played by Katharine Hepburn. After her brother dies, Rose boards Charlie's river boat 'The African Queen, and together they travel down river in East Africa. The story takes place during the start of world war 1, and rose, who is a total opposite to the gin swigging Charlie, brings some comedy moments to the film. As the story unfolds the two become closer and decide to destroy a German warship.

This blu ray transfer is stunning. The film has undergone an extensive restoration. Colours are vibrant, and definition is pin sharp. The sound has also been cleaned up in this restoration, and the film has never looked better, considering it mas made in 1951. In previous DVD releases, in some scenes, the colours was out of true, due to the film being made in technicolor, which is a three strip process. All these problems have now been corrected.
If you watch this on a standard DVD, before the restoration, you will see all the problems with the colour, notably at a scene by the rapids.

The film has been transferred in it's original aspect ratio of 1.37:1.

Is the upgrade to this new restoration on blu ray worth it?

Definitely!

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D. Parkin

WTF??!!! (Worthy To proFfer for your consideration, but you knew that already!)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2012

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I'm a bit of a sucker for the classic films, but these films are classics for a reason. Having previously bought the dvd of this back in the mists of time, I have to say that the print is as fresh as a daisy on this blu-ray release, giving full vent to the technicolour of the original print. The film of course is a gem, and has me hankering for the times when films did not have to have gratuitous shedloads of swearing in them for "impact"; it's a bit of a slow-burner where the leads carry the picture beautifully, despite Bogart's rictus grin looking cheesier than normal at times. If you haven't seen it, then just do yourself a favour...
What lured me to this print was the promise of a commentary by the late and luminous Jack Cardiff, and I have to say that the edition does not disappoint in this respect. It is lovely to hear tales about the production from the horse's mouth. Both sound and vision are top notch.
Well worth the money, and, to put it bluntly, a steal.

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