Mountains of the Moon (1990)
2h 16m
Running Time
February 16, 1990Release Date
Mountains of the Moon (1990)
2h 16m
Running Time
February 16, 1990Release Date
Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
gay interestΒ Β·Β
expeditionΒ Β·Β
africaΒ Β·Β
19th centuryΒ Β·Β
riverΒ Β·Β
explorationΒ Β·Β
british empireΒ Β·Β
lake victoriaΒ Β·Β
nileΒ Β·Β
Cast & Crew.
Patrick Bergin
Richard Burton
Iain Glen
John Hanning Speke
Richard E. Grant
Oliphant
Fiona Shaw
Isabel
John Savident
Lord Murchison
James Villiers
Lord Oliphant
Adrian Rawlins
Edward
Peter Vaughan
Lord Houghton
Delroy Lindo
Mabruki
Matthew Marsh
William
Bernard Hill
Dr. Livingstone
Bob Rafelson
Director
Richard Caldicot
Lord Russell
William Harrison
Writer
Christopher Fulford
Herne
Garry Cooper
Stroyan
Daniel Melnick
Producer
Roshan Seth
Ben Amir
Michael Small
Composer
Paul Onsongo
Sidi Bombay
Roger Deakins
Cinematographer
Jimmy Gardner
Jarvis
Thom Noble
Editor
Doreen Mantle
Mrs. Speke
Anna Massey
Mrs. Arundell
Celestia Fox
CastingDirector
Peter Eyre
Norton Shaw
Norman Reynolds
ProductionDesigner
Leslie Phillips
Mr. Arundell
Frances Cuka
Lady Houghton
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Lord Cowley
Craig Crosbie
Swinburne
Lenny Juma
Jemadar
Bheki Tonto Ngema
Ngola
Martin Okello
Veldu
Philip Voss
Colonel Rigby
Roger Rees
Papworth
Pip Torrens
Lt. Hesketh
Ian Vincent
Lt. Allen
Esther Njiru
Lema
Alison Limerick
Sorceress
Asiba Asiba
Nubian Servant
Omar Sharif
Arab Chief in Cairo (uncredited)
Ralph Nossek
Doctor
Stewart Harwood
Attendant
George Malpas
Lead Actor
Robert Whelan
1st Reporter
Bill Croasdale
2nd Reporter
Renny Krupinski
3rd Reporter
Jim Morahan
Draughtsman
Mark Berger
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mario Kassar
Executive Producer
Christine Beveridge
Makeup Supervisor
Scott Stevenson
Assistant Editor
Peter Russell
Assistant Art Director
Michael Silvers
Sound Editor
David Harris
Special Effects Supervisor
Fred Hole
Art Direction
Tim Lewis
Second Assistant Director
Jenny Beavan
Costume Design
Ben Davis
Clapper Loader
Jonathan McKinstry
Assistant Art Director
John Nutt
Sound Editor
Simon Kaye
Production Sound Mixer
Chris Curling
Associate Producer
Andrew G. Vajna
Executive Producer
Terence A. Clegg
Executive In Charge Of Production
Chris Peppe
Assistant Editor
Luis Colina
Sound Editor
Kevin De La Noy
Location Manager
Maurice Fowler
Art Direction
Alf Joint
Stunt Coordinator
Todd Boekelheide
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Christopher Dedrick
Orchestrator
Alan Splet
Supervising Sound Editor
Joan Hills
Assistant Makeup Artist
Eleanor Fazan
Choreographer
Nick Laws
Second Assistant Director
Ken Crouch
Wardrobe Supervisor
Frank E. Eulner
Assistant Sound Editor
Peter Hancock
Property Master
Angela Wharton
Script Supervisor
Philip McDonald
Property Master
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
Assistant Sound Editor
John Higgins
Gaffer
David Parker
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Shersby
Unit Production Manager
Kevin Edland
Best Boy Electric
Curtis Roush
Music Editor
Beverly Winston
Production Secretary
Frank Connor
Still Photographer
Beverley Keogh
Local Casting
Vicki Hiatt
Assistant Editor
Ray Barrett
Construction Manager
Diana Pellegrini
Sound Editor
Gwendolyn Margetson
Draughtsman
John Bright
Costume Design
John Trehy
Production Accountant
Harry Cordwell
Set Decoration
Karen Edwards
Hairdresser
Lisa Johnson
Wardrobe Master
Paul Englefield
Focus Puller
Patrick Clayton
First Assistant Director
Tommy Staples
Boom Operator
C.J. Appel
ADR Supervisor
Allan Wilson
Conductor
Tina Fallani
Assistant Sound Editor
Patsy de Lord
Production Coordinator
Stewart Monteith
Electrician
Michael R. Sloan
Post Production Supervisor
Taffy Haines
Sound Engineer
Terry Mulligan
Electrician
Robert Raring
Color Timer
Sally Harrison
Assistant Makeup Artist
John Verbeck
Sound Editor
Ann Kroeber
Sound Editor
David Bryant
Focus Puller
Nikki Williams
Clapper Loader
Stephanie Clark
Production Secretary
Hazel Crombie
First Assistant Accountant
Noori Dehnahi
Post Production Coordinator
Mirella Ricciardi
Still Photographer
Nick Penn
Clapper Loader
Emma Style
Casting Assistant
Ajit Patnaik
Art Direction
Simon Murray
Wardrobe Assistant
Barbara Allen
Unit Production Manager
Bob Gomme
Generator Operator
Ted Ambrose
Draughtsman
Richard Broom
Grip
David Chiganze
Grip
Steve Langley
Electrician
Robert Marty
Assistant Sound Editor
Marjorie L. Hagar
Assistant Sound Editor
Jeffrey Kroeber
Assistant Sound Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 16, 1990
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 16m
Content RatingR
Genres
Wiki.
Mountains of the Moon is a 1990 American biographical film depicting the 1857β1858 journey of Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke in their expedition to Central Africa, which culminated in Speke's discovery of the source of the Nile River and led to a bitter rivalry between the two men. The film stars Patrick Bergin as Burton and Iain Glen as Speke. Delroy Lindo appears as an African whom the explorers meet.
The film was directed by Bob Rafelson based on the 1982 novel Burton and Speke by William Harrison.