Mountains of the Moon

Mountains of the Moon
1990
★★★☆☆ 6.5/10
⏱️ 136 min
📅 Released
🌐 EN
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.

Cast

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

Crew

Director
Bob Rafelson
Writer
Bob Rafelson, William Harrison
Producer
Mario Kassar, Daniel Melnick, Andrew G. Vajna

Production

TriStar Pictures, IndieProd Company Productions, Zephyr Films, Carolco Pictures

Keywords

based on novel or bookafricariverexpeditionnilebritish empireexplorationlake victoria19th centurygay theme