Mountains of the Moon
Mountains of the Moon

Mountains of the Moon

"Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world."

1990
2h 16m
6.5
US
Adventure
Drama
History

Overview

The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's British Empire. The film tells the story of their meeting, their friendship emerging amidst hardship, and then dissolving after their journey.

Movie Details

Languages

English

Studio

TriStar Pictures

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Key Crew

Bob Rafelson

Bob Rafelson

Director

Bob Rafelson

Bob Rafelson

Screenplay

Mario Kassar

Mario Kassar

Executive Producer

Andrew G. Vajna

Andrew G. Vajna

Executive Producer

Cast

Patrick Bergin

Patrick Bergin

Richard Burton

Iain Glen

Iain Glen

John Hanning Speke

Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

Oliphant

Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw

Isabel

John Savident

John Savident

Lord Murchison

James Villiers

James Villiers

Lord Oliphant

Adrian Rawlins

Adrian Rawlins

Edward

Peter Vaughan

Peter Vaughan

Lord Houghton

Delroy Lindo

Delroy Lindo

Mabruki

Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

Dr. Livingstone

Matthew Marsh

Matthew Marsh

William

Richard Caldicot

Richard Caldicot

Lord Russell

Christopher Fulford

Christopher Fulford

Herne

Garry Cooper

Garry Cooper

Stroyan

Roshan Seth

Roshan Seth

Ben Amir

Paul Onsongo

Paul Onsongo

Sidi Bombay

Jimmy Gardner

Jimmy Gardner

Jarvis

Doreen Mantle

Doreen Mantle

Mrs. Speke

Anna Massey

Anna Massey

Mrs. Arundell

Peter Eyre

Peter Eyre

Norton Shaw

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