At the start of World War 1, German imperial troops burn down Reverend Samuel Sayer's mission in Africa. He is overtaken with disappointment and passes away. Shortly after his well-educated, snooty sister Rose Sayer (Hepburn) buries her brother, she must leave on the only available transport, a tired river steamboat 'The African Queen' manned by the ill-mannered bachelor, Charlie Allnut (Bogart). Together they embark on a long difficult journey, without any comfort. Rose grows determined to assist in the British war effort and presses Charlie until he finally agrees and together they steam up the Ulana encountering an enemy fort, raging rapids, bloodthirsty parasites and endlessly branching stream which always seem to lead them to what appear to be impenetrable swamps. Despite opposing personalities, the two grow closer to each other and ultimately carry out their plan to take out a German warship.

Commemorative box set edition includes:

• Fully Restored using state-of-the-art restoration process
• Includes all-new hour long "making of" feature with never-before-seen images and commentary
• Collectible packaging highlighting Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn Second disc with the original Lux radio broadcast of The African Queen starring Humphrey Bogart and Greer Garson (Audio CD)
• Reproduction of Katharine Hepburn's out-of-print published memoir: The Making of The
• African Queen or How I Went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and Almost Lost My Mind
• Collectible Senitype®: a four film frame card illustrating the Technicolor® process
• 8 images inspired by original theatrical lobby cards