Mountains of the Moon

Mountains of the Moon
1990AdventureDramaHistory136 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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 meeti... read more

  • Bob Rafelson

    Director

  • Bob Rafelson

    Screenplay

  • William Harrison

    Screenplay

  • William Harrison

    Novel

  • Roger Deakins

    Director of Photography

  • Thom Noble

    Editor

  • Patrick Bergin

    Richard Burton

  • Iain Glen

    John Hanning Speke

  • Richard E. Grant

    Oliphant

  • Fiona Shaw

    Isabel

  • John Savident

    Lord Murchison

  • James Villiers

    Lord Oliphant

  • Adrian Rawlins

    Edward

  • Peter Vaughan

    Lord Houghton

  • Delroy Lindo

    Mabruki

  • Bernard Hill

    Dr. Livingstone

  • Matthew Marsh

    William

  • Richard Caldicot

    Lord Russell

  • Christopher Fulford

    Herne

  • Garry Cooper

    Stroyan

  • Roshan Seth

    Ben Amir

  • Paul Onsongo

    Sidi Bombay

  • Jimmy Gardner

    Jarvis

  • Doreen Mantle

    Mrs. Speke

  • Anna Massey

    Mrs. Arundell

  • Peter Eyre

    Norton Shaw

  • Leslie Phillips

    Mr. Arundell

  • Frances Cuka

    Lady Houghton

  • Roger Ashton-Griffiths

    Lord Cowley

  • Craig Crosbie

    Swinburne

  • Lenny Juma

    Jemadar

  • Bheki Tonto Ngema

    Ngola

  • Martin Okello

    Veldu

  • Philip Voss

    Colonel Rigby

  • Roger Rees

    Papworth

  • Pip Torrens

    Lt. Hesketh

  • Ian Vincent

    Lt. Allen

  • Esther Njiru

    Lema

  • Alison Limerick

    Sorceress

  • Asiba Asiba

    Nubian Servant

  • Omar Sharif

    Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)

  • Ralph Nossek

    Doctor

  • Stewart Harwood

    Attendant

  • George Malpas

    Lead Actor

  • Robert Whelan

    1st Reporter

  • Bill Croasdale

    2nd Reporter

    • Runtime

    136 minutes

    Released

    1990-02-16

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    United Kingdom

    Studios

    TriStar Pictures

    IndieProd Company Productions

    Zephyr Films

    Carolco Pictures

    Sound

  • Michael Small

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    355 days ago

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