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African Queen (The) (Blu-ray) (1951)
The Greatest Adventure A Man Ever Lived...With A Woman!Director: John Huston
OVERALL: Blu-ray B-
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Extras:"Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen" documentary (59:19, 1080p)
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Subtitles:English, English HoH, French, Portuguese, Spanish
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
French Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
Portuguese Dolby Digital 2.0 mono
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Also available in a "Commemorative" boxset containing a senitype, lobby cards, "The Making of The African Queen or, How I Went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind" book and a "1952 Lux Radio Theater Adaptation" audio CD.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by cinematographer Jack Cardiff
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Extras:"Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen" documentary (59:19)
Biographies
- Humphrey Bogart (Actor - 10 pages)
- Katharine Hepburn (Actress - 10 pages)
- John Huston (Director - 7 pages)
- Jack Cardiff (Cinematographer - 8 pages)
Picture Galleries
- Posters & Lobby Cards (0:49)
- Behind the Scenes (3:13)
US Trailer (2:34) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras are 1080p except for the Trailer at 1080i.
A direct port of the UK release. -
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Extras:"Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen" documentary (56:55)
Trailer (2:36) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 2.0 mono
German DTS 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by cinematographer Jack Cardiff
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Extras:Isolated Music & Effects track (In LPCM 2.0 mono)
Audio recording of the Guardian interview with John Huston at the National Film Theatre in 1981 (as an alternate audio track for the feature for the first 88:15)
Interview with critic Kim Newman (18:47)
Interview with film historian Neil Sinyard (15:53)
Audio recording of an on-stage NFT discussion about the film with Anjelica Huston and script supervisor Angela Allen from 2010 (30:53)
Interview with co-screenwriter Peter Viertel, author of White Hunter, Black Heart, by filmmaker Michael Scheingraber (17:42)
"Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen" documentary (59:18)
Lux Radio Theater adaptation from 1952 with Humphrey Bogart and Greer Garson (59:23)
Theatrical Trailer (2:32) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:From a 4K restoration by Paramount Pictures and ITV.
The first 3,000 copies come with a limited edition hardbound case and a 60-page perfect bound book featuring:
- "A Pair of Aces and a Queen" from The Picturegoer (vol. 23, no. 879 – 8 Mar 1952)
- "African Adventure" from The Veteran Magazine (Spring 2003)
- Interview with John Huston by Karel Reisz from Sight and Sound (vol. 21, no. 3 – Jan/Mar 1952)
- Extracts from “The Making of The African Queen” by Katharine Hepburn (1987)
- "Peter Viertel: In Memoriam" by Michael Scheingraber (2019)
- Artwork Gallery
- Viewing Notes
- Production Credits & Special Thanks -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by cinematographer Jack Cardiff
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Extras:"Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen" documentary (59:19)
Biographies
- Humphrey Bogart (Actor - 10 pages)
- Katharine Hepburn (Actress - 10 pages)
- John Huston (Director - 7 pages)
- Jack Cardiff (Cinematographer - 8 pages)
Picture Galleries
- Posters & Lobby Cards (0:49)
- Behind the Scenes (3:13)
US Trailer (2:34) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:All extras are 1080p except for the Trailer at 1080i.
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OVERALL: Blu-ray B
The Eureka release for the 4K restoration, lossless audio, the Cardiff commentary, the documentary, and some exclusive extras.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL America- Paramount Home Entertainment - No cuts (105:07).
- Blu-ray B Australia- Beyond Home Entertainment - No cuts (104:58).
- Blu-ray B Germany- Euro Video - No cuts (105:30).
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (104:18).
- Blu-ray B Special Restoration Edition United Kingdom- ITV DVD - No cuts (104:58).
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Comparison added by Nigel_Badnell on 13/11/10
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 13/11/19UPDATE LOG:
13/11/10: Initial entries.
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