Mountains of the Moon

1990    2h 16m    R
Drama, Adventure,
7.165%77%64%
The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton 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.
Directed By
Bob Rafelson
Studio
TriStar Pictures, IndieProd Company Productions,

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Cast of Mountains of the Moon
  • 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
  • Matthew MarshWilliam
  • Richard CaldicotLord Russell
  • Christopher FulfordHerne
  • Garry CooperStroyan
  • Roshan SethBen Amir
  • Paul OnsongoSidi Bombay
  • Jimmy GardnerJarvis
  • Doreen MantleMrs. Speke
  • Anna MasseyMrs. Arundell
  • Peter EyreNorton Shaw
  • Leslie PhillipsMr. Arundell
  • Frances CukaLady Houghton
  • Roger Ashton-GriffithsLord Cowley
  • Craig CrosbieSwinburne
  • Lenny JumaJemadar
  • Bheki Tonto NgemaNgola
  • Martin OkelloVeldu
  • Philip VossColonel Rigby
  • Roger ReesPapworth
  • Pip TorrensLt. Hesketh
  • Ian VincentLt. Allen
  • Esther NjiruLema
  • Alison LimerickSorceress
  • Asiba AsibaNubian Servant
  • Omar SharifArab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
  • Ralph NossekDoctor
  • Stewart HarwoodAttendant
  • George MalpasLead Actor
  • Robert Whelan1st Reporter
  • Bill Croasdale2nd Reporter
  • Renny Krupinski3rd Reporter
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