Well, that only took more than 12 years: The African Queen is finally making its debut on DVD March 23, Paramount announced this morning. The 1951 picture, which stars Oscar-winner Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn (pictured) in a World War I romantic adventure, is the last film on the original AFI list of the 100 greatest movies to be released in the format. A Blu-ray version will be available the same day. The reason cited for the delay has always been the major restoration that the film needed for the clarity of the format. That six-year project has been completed with the input of original cinematographer Jack Cardiff, Paramount said. A single-disc version ($20-$27) will include an hourlong making-of documentary. A deluxe version ($35-$44) adds an audio disc containing the Lux Radio Theater presentation of the story, plus postcards, a film frame and Hepburn's memoir about the making of the film. Nothing has been said about commentary, which such an edition demands, but Paramount's press release does note that Cardiff's comments were recorded during a screening.
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