Arte - The Real African Queen (2004)

An old ship rocks gently on the waters of Lake Tanganyika, but there is more to this boat than meets the eye. A ship immortalized by a Hollywood legend, few know of her existence today. The Graf Goetzen's story offers a fascinating glimpse into the extraordinary people who fought for her survival and shaped the history of Africa.
In 1913, three shipwrights from Papenburg receive an unusual order: they have to build a passenger ship and transport it to Lake Tanganyika in German East Africa, deep into the heart of the black continent. An impossible mission! After sailing from Germany to the coast of Africa, the steamer is dismantled and taken to the lake by rail and then on the back of local porters. A few months after the "Graf Goetzen" is put into service, the First World War seizes Eastern Africa.

– Original title: "Die lange Fahrt der Graf Goetzen: Von Papenburg nach Afrika"