Mountains of the Moon (1990)
Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world.
136 min
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.
- Release date
- May 10, 1990
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Michael Small
- Budget
- $18,000,000
- Box office
- $4,011,793
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Trailer
Cast
- Patrick Bergin as Richard Burton
- Iain Glen as John Hanning Speke
- Richard E. Grant as Oliphant
- Fiona Shaw as Isabel
- John Savident as Lord Murchison
- James Villiers as Lord Oliphant
- Adrian Rawlins as Edward
- Peter Vaughan as Lord Houghton
- Delroy Lindo as Mabruki
- Bernard Hill as Dr. Livingstone
- Matthew Marsh as William
- Richard Caldicot as Lord Russell
- Christopher Fulford as Herne
- Garry Cooper as Stroyan
- Roshan Seth as Ben Amir
- Jimmy Gardner as Jarvis
- Doreen Mantle as Mrs. Speke
- Anna Massey as Mrs. Arundell
- Peter Eyre as Norton Shaw
- Leslie Phillips as Mr. Arundell
- Frances Cuka as Lady Houghton
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Lord Cowley
- Lenny Juma as Jemadar
- Philip Voss as Colonel Rigby
- Roger Rees as Papworth
- Pip Torrens as Lt. Hesketh
Crew
- Bob Rafelson · Director
- William Harrison · Writer
- Bob Rafelson · Writer
- Daniel Melnick · Producer
- Michael Small · Composer
- Roger Deakins · Cinematographer
- Thom Noble · Editor
- Celestia Fox · Casting director
- Norman Reynolds · Production designer