The African Queen 1952

Critics score:
100 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: And so Mr. Huston merits credit for putting this fantastic tale on a level of sly, polite kidding and generally keeping it there, while going about the happy business of engineering excitement and visual thrills. Read more

David Fear, Time Out: Five minutes in, and cowriter-director John Huston has already set the stage for something besides your typical '50s jungle-bwana boogie. Read more

Don Druker, Chicago Reader: The direction is often questionable, but the screenplay (by James Agee, John Collier, Huston, and Peter Viertel from C.S. Forester's novel) is a model of tight construction. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Impossible to deny this film's entertainment value... Read more

William Brogdon, Variety: It is a picture with an unassuming warmth and naturalness... Read more