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Mountains of the Moon

Mountains of the Moon

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

19906.52h 16m

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.

Directed by Bob Rafelson
Written by William Harrison, Bob Rafelson
Produced by Daniel Melnick
Box OfficeBudget: $18.0MRevenue: $4.0M

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookafricariverexpeditionnilebritish empireexplorationlake victoria19th centurygay theme

About Mountains of the Moon

Mountains of the Moon is a adventure, drama, history film released in 1990 exploring themes of based on novel or book, africa, river, expedition, nile, british empire. Directed by Bob Rafelson, it stars Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Richard E. Grant. 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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