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Mountains of the Moon

1990136 min 6.6 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“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.

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Release / first air1990-02-16
Original languageEN
GenresAdventure, Drama, History
DirectorBob Rafelson
WriterBob Rafelson
Budget$18,000,000
Revenue$4,011,793
ProductionIndieProd Company Productions, Zephyr Films

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10 cast members
Patrick BerginPatrick BerginRichard Burton
Iain GlenIain GlenJohn Hanning Speke
Richard E. GrantRichard E. GrantOliphant
Fiona ShawFiona ShawIsabel
John SavidentJohn SavidentLord Murchison
James VilliersJames VilliersLord Oliphant
Adrian RawlinsAdrian RawlinsEdward
Peter VaughanPeter VaughanLord Houghton
Delroy LindoDelroy LindoMabruki
Bernard HillBernard HillDr. Livingstone

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#based on novel or book#africa#river#expedition#nile#british empire#exploration#lake victoria#19th century#gay theme

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