Overview - Mountains of the Moon

Date of release

Genres

  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • History

Runtime: 136 minutes

Homepage: Mountains of the Moon

Budget

Budget data not disclosed

Revenue

Revenue data not disclosed

Spoken Languages

  • English

Production companies

  • Name: TriStar Pictures

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: IndieProd Company Productions

    Production country United States of America

  • Name: Zephyr Films

    Production country United Kingdom

  • Name: Carolco Pictures

    Production country United States of America

Overview

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.

Cast

  • Name: Patrick Bergin

    Character: Richard Burton

    Popularity: 0.8753

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  • Name: Iain Glen

    Character: John Hanning Speke

    Popularity: 1.8304

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  • Name: Richard E. Grant

    Character: Oliphant

    Popularity: 1.5851

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  • Name: Fiona Shaw

    Character: Isabel

    Popularity: 1.984

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  • Name: John Savident

    Character: Lord Murchison

    Popularity: 0.5377

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  • Name: James Villiers

    Character: Lord Oliphant

    Popularity: 0.2907

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  • Name: Adrian Rawlins

    Character: Edward

    Popularity: 0.7356

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  • Name: Peter Vaughan

    Character: Lord Houghton

    Popularity: 0.6707

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