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19902h 16mREnglish

Mountains of the Moon

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

6.5
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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.

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DirectorBob Rafelson

Keywords

based on novel or bookafricariverexpeditionnilebritish empireexplorationlake victoria19th centurygay theme
Budget$18M
Box Office$4M

Cast

Patrick Bergin as Richard Burton

Patrick Bergin

Richard Burton

Iain Glen as John Hanning Speke

Iain Glen

John Hanning Speke

Richard E. Grant as Oliphant

Richard E. Grant

Oliphant

Fiona Shaw as Isabel

Fiona Shaw

Isabel

John Savident as Lord Murchison

John Savident

Lord Murchison

James Villiers as Lord Oliphant

James Villiers

Lord Oliphant

Adrian Rawlins as Edward

Adrian Rawlins

Edward

Peter Vaughan as Lord Houghton

Peter Vaughan

Lord Houghton

Delroy Lindo as Mabruki

Delroy Lindo

Mabruki

Bernard Hill as Dr. Livingstone

Bernard Hill

Dr. Livingstone