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.

Director: Bob Rafelson

Genre: Adventure, Drama, History

Cast: Patrick Bergin, Iain Glen, Richard E. Grant, Fiona Shaw, John Savident, James Villiers, Adrian Rawlins, Peter Vaughan, Delroy Lindo, Bernard Hill

• Release date: 1990-02-16
• Runtime: 136
• Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
• Budget: $19,000,000

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