Film

Mountains of the Moon 1990

Adventure, Drama, History 136 min R

Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world.

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.

Adventure Drama History Based on novel or book Africa River Expedition Nile British empire Exploration Lake victoria 19th century Gay theme

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Epic, grave, classical in form and earnest.

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gravecomic

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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

Crew

Bob RafelsonDirector
Bob RafelsonScreenplay
William HarrisonScreenplay
William HarrisonNovel
Roger DeakinsDirector of Photography
Michael SmallOriginal Music Composer
Thom NobleEditor
Daniel MelnickProducer

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