Mountains of the Moon
Adventure
Drama
History
Two strangers made friends by a savage land. Two friends made enemies by the civilized world.
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.
1990-02-16
en
Cast
Director
Bob Rafelson
Patrick Bergin as Richard Burton
Iain Glen as John Hanning Speke
Richard E. Grant as Oliphant
Fiona Shaw as Isabel
John Savident as Lord Murchison
James Villiers as Lord Oliphant
Adrian Rawlins as Edward
Peter Vaughan as Lord Houghton
Delroy Lindo as Mabruki
Bernard Hill as Dr. Livingstone
Matthew Marsh as William
Richard Caldicot as Lord Russell
Christopher Fulford as Herne
Garry Cooper as Stroyan
Roshan Seth as Ben Amir
Paul Onsongo as Sidi Bombay
Jimmy Gardner as Jarvis
Doreen Mantle as Mrs. Speke
Anna Massey as Mrs. Arundell
Peter Eyre as Norton Shaw
Leslie Phillips as Mr. Arundell
Frances Cuka as Lady Houghton
Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Lord Cowley
Craig Crosbie as Swinburne
Philip Voss as Colonel Rigby
Roger Rees as Papworth
Pip Torrens as Lt. Hesketh
Omar Sharif as Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
Ralph Nossek as Doctor
George Malpas as Lead Actor
Renny Krupinski as 3rd Reporter