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Mountains of the Moon (1990)

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

6.5(85)2h 16mFebruary 16, 1990

Adventure Drama History

Bob Rafelson

Director

William Harrison, Bob Rafelson

Writers

Rate

Diary

Overview

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.

Cast

Patrick Bergin

Richard Burton

Iain Glen

John Hanning Speke

Richard E. Grant

Oliphant

Fiona Shaw

Isabel

Mountains of the Moon · Cinemalant

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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

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Status: Released
Original language: English
Release date: February 16, 1990
Budget: $18,000,000
Revenue: $4,011,793
Production: TriStar Pictures, IndieProd Company Productions, Zephyr Films, Carolco Pictures
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom

Keywords

based on novel or bookafricariverexpeditionnilebritish empire

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