

Mountains of the Moon
1990 · Movie · 2h 16m · R
AdventureDramaHistory
"Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
Key crew
- Bob RafelsonDirector
- William HarrisonScreenplay
- Bob RafelsonScreenplay
- Michael SmallOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Patrick BerginRichard Burton
- Iain GlenJohn Hanning Speke
- Richard E. GrantOliphant
- Fiona ShawIsabel
- John SavidentLord Murchison
- James VilliersLord Oliphant
- Adrian RawlinsEdward
- Peter VaughanLord Houghton
- Delroy LindoMabruki
- Bernard HillDr. Livingstone
- Matthew MarshWilliam
- Richard CaldicotLord Russell
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or bookafricariverexpeditionnilebritish empireexplorationlake victoria19th centurygay theme























