Mountains of the Moon

Mountains of the Moon

136 mins | Drama, Adventure, History | Feb. 16, 1990

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.

Mountains of the Moon

136 mins | Drama, Adventure, History | Feb. 16, 1990

Mountains of the Moon
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Carolco Pictures, TriStar Pictures, IndieProd Company Productions, Zephyr Films
Original title Mountains of the Moon
Directors Bob Rafelson
Writers William Harrison, Bob Rafelson

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

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

Craig Crosbie

as Swinburne

Paul Onsongo

as Sidi Bombay

Lenny Juma

as Jemadar

Martin Okello

as Veldu

Philip Voss

as Colonel Rigby

Pip Torrens

as Lt. Hesketh

Esther Njiru

as Lema

Alison Limerick

as Sorceress

Asiba Asiba

as Nubian Servant

Omar Sharif

as Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)