Mountains of the Moon

Mountains of the Moon (1990)

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

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.

Date of release
1990-02-16
TMDB
6.6 / 10 (89)
Runtime
2h 16m
Genres
Adventure, Drama, History
Director
Bob Rafelson

Casting

  • Patrick Bergin — Richard Burton
  • Iain Glen — John Hanning Speke
  • Richard E. Grant — Oliphant
  • Fiona Shaw — Isabel
  • John Savident — Lord Murchison
  • James Villiers — Lord Oliphant
  • Adrian Rawlins — Edward
  • Peter Vaughan — Lord Houghton
  • Delroy Lindo — Mabruki
  • Bernard Hill — Dr. Livingstone
  • Matthew Marsh — William
  • Richard Caldicot — Lord Russell

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