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Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

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The epic story of how the film The African Queen (1951), directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, was shot on real African locations, barely overcoming all kinds of hardships and disasters.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2010-03-23

Runtime: 57 mins

Director: Eric Neal Young

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

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