Poster of Mountains of the Moon

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.

Release Date: 1990-02-16

Original Language: en

Genres: Unknown Genre

Rating:

Popularity:

9.012

Cast Members

Patrick Bergin

Richard Burton

Iain Glen

John Hanning Speke

John Savident

Lord Murchison

James Villiers

Lord Oliphant

Peter Vaughan

Lord Houghton

Bernard Hill

Dr. Livingstone

Richard Caldicot

Lord Russell

Roshan Seth

Ben Amir

Paul Onsongo

Sidi Bombay

Doreen Mantle

Mrs. Speke

Anna Massey

Mrs. Arundell

Peter Eyre

Norton Shaw

Leslie Phillips

Mr. Arundell

Frances Cuka

Lady Houghton

Craig Crosbie

Swinburne

Lenny Juma

Jemadar

Philip Voss

Colonel Rigby

Roger Rees

Papworth

Pip Torrens

Lt. Hesketh

Ian Vincent

Lt. Allen

Asiba Asiba

Nubian Servant

Omar Sharif

Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)

George Malpas

Lead Actor

Robert Whelan

1st Reporter

Bill Croasdale

2nd Reporter

Renny Krupinski

3rd Reporter