Movie: Mountains of the Moon

Adventure
Drama
History

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.

Release Date: 1990-02-16

Rating: 6.5

Casts


Patrick Bergin

Richard Burton

Iain Glen

John Hanning Speke

Richard E. Grant

Oliphant

Fiona Shaw

Isabel

John Savident

Lord Murchison

James Villiers

Lord Oliphant