Mountains of the Moon
Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world.
1990-02-16 | 136 minutes
Plot Summary
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. The film tells the story of their meeting, their friendship emerging amidst hardship, and then dissolving after their journey.
Cast
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Patrick BerginRichard Burton
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Iain GlenJohn Hanning Speke
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Richard E. GrantOliphant
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Fiona ShawIsabel
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John SavidentLord Murchison
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James VilliersLord Oliphant
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Adrian RawlinsEdward
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Peter VaughanLord Houghton
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Delroy LindoMabruki
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Bernard HillDr. Livingstone
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Matthew MarshWilliam
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Richard CaldicotLord Russell
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Christopher FulfordHerne
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Garry CooperStroyan
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Roshan SethBen Amir
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Paul OnsongoSidi Bombay
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Jimmy GardnerJarvis
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Doreen MantleMrs. Speke
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Anna MasseyMrs. Arundell
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Peter EyreNorton Shaw