The African Queen

The African Queen (1952) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
74

Now, before we get into the full breakdown of how you can watch 'The African Queen' right now, here are some finer points about the Romulus Films, Horizon Pictures adventure flick. The African Queen starring Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull has a PG rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 45 min. The release date of the movie is March 21st, 1952. The movie received a user score of 74/100 on TMDb, which is derived from reviews from 1,013 registered users.

Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship."

Thinking of starting 'The African Queen' on any device you have handy? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the John Huston-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The African Queen' on each platform when they are available. 'The African Queen' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on MGM Plus, Fandango At Home, fuboTV, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Microsoft Store, Prime Video, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Spectrum On Demand, YouTube, and Google Play Movies in the US.

'The African Queen' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on March 21st, 1952 - Buy The African Queen Movie Tickets
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting October 31st, 2006 - Buy The African Queen DVD

Watch 'The African Queen' In Theaters

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