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Mountains of the Moon

64 %|Feb 16, 1990|Adventure, Drama, History

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.

Featured Crew

Bob Rafelson
Director
Bob Rafelson
Screenplay
William Harrison
Screenplay
William Harrison
Novel
Terence A. Clegg
Executive In Charge Of Production
Simon Kaye
Production Sound Mixer
Nick Laws
Second Assistant Director
Patrick Clayton
First Assistant Director

Cast

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Patrick Bergin
Richard Burton
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Iain Glen
John Hanning Speke
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John Savident
Lord Murchison
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James Villiers
Lord Oliphant
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Peter Vaughan
Lord Houghton
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Bernard Hill
Dr. Livingstone
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Richard Caldicot
Lord Russell
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Roshan Seth
Ben Amir
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Paul Onsongo
Sidi Bombay
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Doreen Mantle
Mrs. Speke
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Anna Massey
Mrs. Arundell
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Peter Eyre
Norton Shaw
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Leslie Phillips
Mr. Arundell
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Frances Cuka
Lady Houghton
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Craig Crosbie
Swinburne
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Lenny Juma
Jemadar
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Philip Voss
Colonel Rigby
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Roger Rees
Papworth
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Pip Torrens
Lt. Hesketh
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Ian Vincent
Lt. Allen
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Asiba Asiba
Nubian Servant
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Omar Sharif
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
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George Malpas
Lead Actor
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Robert Whelan
1st Reporter
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Bill Croasdale
2nd Reporter
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Renny Krupinski
3rd Reporter