Synopsis
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
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
89 audience votes
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
Themes
based on novel or bookafricariverexpeditionnilebritish empireexplorationlake victoria19th centurygay theme