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Mountains of the Moon

19902h 16m6.6/ 10 · TMDB · 89 votes
AdventureDramaHistory

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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Directed by Bob Rafelson

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Patrick Bergin
Patrick Bergin

Richard Burton

Iain Glen
Iain Glen

John Hanning Speke

Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant

Oliphant

Fiona Shaw
Fiona Shaw

Isabel

John Savident
John Savident

Lord Murchison

James Villiers
James Villiers

Lord Oliphant

Adrian Rawlins
Adrian Rawlins

Edward

Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan

Lord Houghton

Delroy Lindo
Delroy Lindo

Mabruki

Bernard Hill
Bernard Hill

Dr. Livingstone

Matthew Marsh

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Film details

Released16 Feb 1990
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America, United Kingdom
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Matthew Marsh

William

Richard Caldicot
Richard Caldicot

Lord Russell