Top cast:Frederik Jensen,Oscar Stribolt,Lauritz Olsen
Director:Arthur Marvin
Genre:Adventure
Region:South Korea
Year:1999
Storyline:Plot SynopsisIn the film""s opening, a car speeds into a dangerous curve and plunges headlong through a protective fence and down an embankment, killing its occupant Martin W.The film""s title referred to the pirates"" belief that here was a good rationale for leaving no survivors - dead men don""t alk.It was drastically edited and recut by the studio before its theatrical release.The film was a dark, mean, claustrophobic and unappealing prison space drama.Nominated for one Academy Award (with no win): Best Visual Effects.With a production budget of $50 million, and box-office revenues of only $55.5 million (domestic) and $160 million (worldwide).BackgroundThe African Queen(1951) is the uncomplicated tale of two companions with mismatched, "opposites attract" personalities who develop an implausible love affair as they travel together downriver in Africa around the start of World War I.[Note: Other films that caused the same sensation included he earlier 50s filmThe Wild One (1953)with Marlon Brando,Blackboard Jungle (1955), andHigh School Confidential (1958).