Mountains of the Moon
“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.
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Cast
41 people
Patrick Bergin
Richard Burton
Known for
Sleeping with the Enemy
The Continental: From the World of John Wick
Iain Glen
John Hanning Speke
Known for
Game of Thrones
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Richard E. Grant
Oliphant
Known for
Loki
Logan
Fiona Shaw
Isabel
Known for
Killing Eve
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
John Savident
Lord Murchison
Known for
Coronation Street
Yes Minister
James Villiers
Lord Oliphant
Known for
House of Cards
Repulsion
Adrian Rawlins
Edward
Known for
Chernobyl
The White Princess
Peter Vaughan
Lord Houghton
Known for
Game of Thrones
The 10th Kingdom
Delroy Lindo
Mabruki
Known for
Up
Da 5 Bloods
Bernard Hill
Dr. Livingstone
Known for
Titanic
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Matthew Marsh
William
Known for
Spy Game
Taboo
Richard Caldicot
Lord Russell
Known for
Fawlty Towers
Bob Rafelson Director · William Harrison Screenplay Michael Small Composer
Worldwide gross $4M · Budget $18M · United States release February 16, 1990
Box office
Budget
$18,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,011,793
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
IndieProd Company Productions
Production
Zephyr Films
Production
Carolco Pictures
Production
TriStar Pictures
Studio · Production
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 16, 1990
Theatrical
Greece
April 11, 1990 · Theatrical
Japan
March 3, 1990 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 4, 1990 · Theatrical
December 26, 2004 · TV · Nederland 1
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